jpdb beta

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

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Mifune

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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as one promised

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disguise; masquerade

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stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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mantle; cloak; manteau

1

round glasses with thick plastic rims

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soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

3

together; at the same time; same; identical

3

flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid); flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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Masahisa

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

2

to go back

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

1

during absence from home

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needlework; sewing

2

running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody

1

how many hours?

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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tray for absent one

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

2

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

1

matte (metallurgical)

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four o'clock

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five o'clock

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to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

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empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

1

your husband; her husband

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to find it hard to say

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

2

reclaimed land

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police station

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evening paper

2

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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