jpdb beta

(one's) life

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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impression given by a painting or image

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downtown

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report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

my; our; one's own

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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different opinion; objection

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mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

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

2

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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atmospheric current; air current; airflow

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

5

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

well

1

side gate (of the imperial court); imperial court; gate; door

1

favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)

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precisely because

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

3

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

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half a year; six months

2

regret; repentance; remorse

5

to exert oneself; to make efforts

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above; more than

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schedule; program; programme; agenda

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twice

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

5

deciding match; play-off; runoff

12

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

4

first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

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first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)

2

exemption; exoneration; discharge

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flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

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teary eyes

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mosquito

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

2

furthermore; even more

2

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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