jpdb beta

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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to take one's eyes off

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adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

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beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

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foreword; preface

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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garden stone

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

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sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

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trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

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florist's scissors; flower scissors

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to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)

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half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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how; in what way

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

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thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

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every night; nightly

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calls and sounds made by insects

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lawn; sod; turf

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(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

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daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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Smirnov (surname)

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reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

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a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

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(arch.) fish; counter for fish

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

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gist; main point

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

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welcome

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platform; home; home base; home plate

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baby

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baby

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pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

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marital relationship

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familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family

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