jpdb beta

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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unanticipated; unexpected

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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in succession; one by one

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reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

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at first; initially; in the beginning

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pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

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taking great pains

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miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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deep breath

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peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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detour; roundabout way

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to begin (doing); to start (doing)

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decision; determination; resolution

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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to keep standing; to stand motionless

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

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lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

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to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless

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liar; fibber; lying

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(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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way of talking; speaking style

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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stationery

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to begin to speak

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to stare back at; to look back at

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period

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embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

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