jpdb beta

to grimace; to frown

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youthful; young; young-looking

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(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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strong-willed; strong of heart

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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to become decrepit and ugly with age

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short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

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to frown; to squint

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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to grow old; to age

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

2

old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged

2

undead

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nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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fire; flame; blaze

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just a little

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warmth

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone

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to order; to command; to appoint

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after; since

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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actually; really

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