jpdb beta

rival; competition

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fierce fighting

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appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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starting pistol; starter pistol

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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architrave

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high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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how long; how far; how much

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pace

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

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(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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New Year

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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to assist; to help out

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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within one's means

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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particularly; only; in the case of

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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cheer; shout of joy

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other

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to become distant; to recede

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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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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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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go that far; to that extent

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thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel

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to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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indicates emphasis

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outsider; someone outside of a group

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