jpdb beta

calm; composed; cool; quiet

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles

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in public; in company; in the presence of others

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garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

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to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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living room (Western style); sitting room

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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singing matches

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one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art

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image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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eleven o'clock

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cooking; kitchen work

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one's own room

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Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

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prayer for success in an entrance exam

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excess; surplus; superabundance

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four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

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vitality; energy; dynamism

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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senior high school; high school

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taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

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the same; the said; likewise

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

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

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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labor; labour; work; Labour Party

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mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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pizza; fat, ugly person

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to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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preparation; arrangements

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar

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how many years; how long; what year

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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counter for temples

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