jpdb beta

folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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before now; hitherto

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what kind of; what sort of; what

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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metaphor

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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13th day of the month; 13 days

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first half

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to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)

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sufficiency

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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phrase; phrase; strawberry

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end; conclusion

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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to the end; to the last

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to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

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handbag; purse

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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rain gear

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to conceal; to hide

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promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

to show in; to usher in

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planting; planting out; transplanting

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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