jpdb beta

Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

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too much; excessively; too

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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collecting; assembling

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gene; genetic

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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housemother; dorm mother

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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middle-aged man; uncle

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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chorus; singing in a chorus

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scramble; struggle

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basketball club

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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to lie down (and rest)

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oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like mother, like daughter; like mother, like son

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be; is

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

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to begin; to set about; to start

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just before

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album

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diary; journal

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to come to an end; to lower the curtain

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to dream (of)

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to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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huge success

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title

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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end; conclusion

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shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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