jpdb beta

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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empty can

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water jug

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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sounds

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insanity; an insane person

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(vulgar) thick voice

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to raise (one's voice)

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appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status

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glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating

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glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating

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to shed light; to cast light

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

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Sidney Smith

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variegated; spotted

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fur coat (to protect against the cold); clothes made with the down of birds

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stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

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spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons

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leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution

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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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to take a hot bath

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smell(ing) of sweat

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

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vinegar

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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all year round

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imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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silkworm (Bombyx mori)

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food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

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hood; kerchief

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