jpdb beta

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

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light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

2

student (esp. a university student)

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

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I; me

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play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

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embarrassing

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marriage

4

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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(one's) life

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

4

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

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such ... as; or some such

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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

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should do; ought to do

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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as much as one can; as much as possible

2

remains; corpse; (dead) body

2

cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

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but; however; although

2

crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

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grave; gravesite; tomb

2

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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to build; to construct

2

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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