jpdb beta

every year; yearly; annually

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

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very; extremely; excessively

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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well done!; bravo

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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before long

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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engagement; business; affair; use; need

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to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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Imperial Guards

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(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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unfairness; injustice; partiality

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the court; palace circles; palace floor

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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they; those guys

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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just because; even if; even though

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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imperial visit; imperial outing

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)

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bonbon

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that sort of; like that

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to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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serious; not joking; straight

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sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears

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huge; big; gargantuan

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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