jpdb beta

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

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red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)

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brake

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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ramp; slope

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(train) conductor

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

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to grow angry; to display one's anger

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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Tokyoite

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia

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mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

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completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)

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public hearing; trial

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thick amazake; thick sweet sake

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pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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praise; admiration; exalting; extolling

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challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

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socialist (person)

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disregarding; ignoring

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

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with a bang

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

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brick

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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clear autumn day; clear fall day

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summer clothing

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement

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accomplishment; execution

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book of oral narratives; story book

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to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

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gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly

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pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)

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doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)

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reactionism

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boom; kaboom

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windowpane; window glass

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edifice; monumental architecture; huge building

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

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yellowish; tinged with yellow

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quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

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