jpdb beta

like; as if; the same as

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one side

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handle; grip; knob

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adverse circumstances; adversity

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shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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tea leaf; tea leaves

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to filter; to strain

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green tea; Japanese tea

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

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boy; son; man

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cake or snack served with tea

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to mean

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

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wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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present; gift

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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stockings

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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volcano

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into

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to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth

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electric light

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

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cotton

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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to lose one's energy; to be cowardly

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

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strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy

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rubber ball

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water balloon

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affection; love

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to beat out a rhythm

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volume (sound)

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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