jpdb beta

you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

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banknote; bill; note; paper money

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habit of going out; (restless) urge to go out

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taxi fare

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okonomiyaki restaurant

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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discord; (on) bad terms (with)

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than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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oh!; oh?; my!

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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one difficulty; one danger

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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driver; chauffeur

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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curt; blunt; brusque

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

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to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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optimism

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nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

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to be softened; to calm down

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strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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those; they

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to contribute jointly

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difficult situation

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to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

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when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; (lit.) there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up

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cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

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one by one; one at a time; in turn

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to squat; to crouch

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)

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immature; childish

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

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killing time; staving off boredom

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dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

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unmarked police car

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to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

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