jpdb beta

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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comparatively; relatively

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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ago; since; before; previous

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haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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return; welcome home

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homecoming; returning home

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mother; wife

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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to get irritated

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve

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simply put; putting it simply; in short

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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see you tomorrow

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bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

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good grief

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only; merely; but; no more than

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one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

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like this; this sort; this way

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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pupil (of eye); eye

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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only daughter

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another's parent; another's parents

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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