jpdb beta

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

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to bring up a subject

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accident

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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technique; finesse

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unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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unrelated

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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private; personal

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public talk

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slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

saviour; savior; messiah

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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musical performance

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a sound; one sound

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

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keyboard

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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intro; introduction

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guitar

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drum; drums; drum kit

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vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

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love song

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title

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very loud voice

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to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

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home; family; household

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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in history; ever; historical

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

1

pendulum

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transmission; sending

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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not caring; not giving a damn

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apologetic

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deep-seated grudge; hatred

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