jpdb beta

to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to

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small isolated island

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

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dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk

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ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

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spring evening

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

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undivided attention; concentration

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red hot

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becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

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solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive

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past forty; following right course

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phantom; vision; illusion

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watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy

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no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

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to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

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to finish writing

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government affairs

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(one's) seated posture

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attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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one may well say so, but ...; even more than

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cherish the memory of; yearn for

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absolute purity

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to be faithful; to do one's duty

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woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign

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mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

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roughly woven fence

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thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

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rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

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foam; bubble; nothing

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floating up and sinking down; rising and falling

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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fresh leaves

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new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

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the seven prismatic colors (colours)

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straw raincoat

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seedling; young plant; rice seedling

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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low tide

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

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(a bit of) fine scenery

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succession; accession; inheritance

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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uncommonly; extraordinary

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