jpdb beta

dead of night; midnight

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black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat

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fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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to rust; to become rusty

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Lake District (UK)

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now; nowadays

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(not) one

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

3

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

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gun barrel

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matchlock; arquebus

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north-west

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flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

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beaver

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difference; discrepancy; variation

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

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large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

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the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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Bata

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(arch.) not; is; are

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acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

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deerskin

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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log cabin; blockhouse

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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treasure

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together; mutually; fellow

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