jpdb beta

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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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

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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my; our; one's own

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who

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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captain

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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electricity; (electric) light

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madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

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purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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forest; shrine grove

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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Emperor of Japan

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empress (consort); queen (consort)

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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rice field

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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husband

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(within a) territory; domains

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ex-husband; former husband

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Emperor Temmu (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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to wave one's hand

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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someone; somebody

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to find fault with; to question

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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