jpdb beta

rather; sooner; preferably

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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child's tear-stained face

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

2

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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same sex

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mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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tiny breasts

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alliance; union; league

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formation; combination

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

1

the last moment; the very end

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

to feel despondent

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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to hide; to conceal oneself

1

very strange; odd; queer

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without a moment's delay

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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cooperation; collaboration

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to lend a hand; to help

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

hesitation; indecision

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

2

gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

taking shelter from rain

4

person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

1

weather forecast; weather report

1

folding umbrella

2

particularly; only; in the case of

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to begin to rain; to begin to snow

2

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

to get wet

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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