jpdb beta

to be widely known; to be famous

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to give one's everything; to do one's best

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siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn

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Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)

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jelly beans; jellybeans; jelly bean; jellybean

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mountain hamlet; mountain village

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light of dawn; daybreak

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large branch; bough

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sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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Majima

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memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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monthly

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national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast

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southeast

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striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)

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hermitage; retreat

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wetting; love affair; lover

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rare; uncommon

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wave; ups and downs

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to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

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lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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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

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someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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bright; intelligent

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winter

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examination; consideration; test; quiz

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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short; brief

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refinement; elegance; grace

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sparring partner

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text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

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trade

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bucket; pail; tub

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

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bank; coast; shore

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fulcrum

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neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

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average mark; mean point

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pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit

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foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity

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hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!

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class-A; A class; A grade

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antiquity; ancient times

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reaction velocity

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