jpdb beta

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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line of flow

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preference; priority; precedence

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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preview (of an exhibition); private viewing

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not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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contraction of "koto da"

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indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene

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to grow up; to become an adult

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to take root; to strike

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scenery; scene; landscape

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sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman

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light brown; tawny

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

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rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

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hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

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hey; say; look

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privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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dining table; (arch.) cooked rice

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display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival

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