jpdb beta

speck; fleck

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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oh, yes?; really?

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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call; appeal

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map

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

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settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

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being dotted with; being scattered

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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threat; menace

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even if I told you

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

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Pi (3.1415926..)

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binary number system; base-2

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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thrust; driving force; propulsion

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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news; word; tidings; omen

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admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

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(human) life

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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half a year; six months

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youngest

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proud; having a prominent nose

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to be heart-warming

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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employer

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

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antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece

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accidental death; casualty

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moral

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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annexation; merger; swallowing up

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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group work

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halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

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

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