Jiten beta

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

怪(かい)獣(じゅう)

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monster

とのこと

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

やはり

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as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless

ただ

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ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

とは

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indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as

始(し)末(まつ)

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management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal ; course of events; circumstances; particulars ; end result (usu. bad); outcome ; economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty

昨日(きのう)

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yesterday

なんらか

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

関(かん)係(けい)

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relation; relationship; connection ; participation; involvement; concern ; influence; effect ; sexual relations; sexual relationship ; related to; connected to

よね

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isn't that right?

証(しょう)拠(こ)

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evidence; proof

わけ

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reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

まだ

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still; as yet; only ; (not) yet ; more; (more) still ; at least; comparatively; relatively ; unfinished; incomplete; not yet done

知(し)る

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to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

少(しょう)女(じょ)

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girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady ; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

自(じ)分(ぶん)

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myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself ; I; me ; you

にとって

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

大(おお)きな

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big; large; great

意(い)味(み)

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meaning; significance; sense

渋谷

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Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya

緊(きん)張(ちょう)

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tension; strain; nervousness; stress ; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.) ; tonus; muscle tone

やまと

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato ; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

たける

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leader of a powerful tribe

だが

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

ごつい

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large and rough; big and tough; rugged (hands, features, etc.); hard; sturdy; chunky; burly ; unrefined; rustic; boorish ; extreme; excessive; tremendous; terrible

襲(おそ)う

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to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down ; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) ; to make a sudden visit

どころか

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far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than ; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)

遊(あそ)ぶ

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to have a good time ; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) ; to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused ; to meet up (with friends); to hang out ; to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.) ; to go to (for pleasure or for study) ; to tease (someone); to play (with) ; to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

さそう

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along ; to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce ; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke

どうやら

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; seemingly ; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely; after a fashion

人(にん)間(げん)

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human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

しかも

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moreover; furthermore ; nevertheless; and yet

入(い)る

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to enter; to go in; to get in; to come in ; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to go down ; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve; to reach (e.g. a climax) ; to do fully; to do intently; to do sincerely; to do deeply; to feel keenly ; to (reach a state) completely

はたして

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough ; really; actually; ever

流(りゅう)行(こう)

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fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity ; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

町(まち)

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town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood ; downtown; main street ; street; road

旋(せん)風(ぷう)

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whirlwind ; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo