jpdb beta

pitfall; trap; pit

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

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shall; should; must

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

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drool

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the number of days; date

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute

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calling on; visiting

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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reason; cause; circumstances

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geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to cool down one's anger

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to complement

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

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lady; gentleman; person

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depopulation; declining population

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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mountain top; summit; peak

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to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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mountain range; mountain belt

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travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

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easy; simple; plain

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beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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success; hit

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to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

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place; situation; position; location

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