jpdb beta

major cleanup; spring cleaning

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked

1

devilish; diabolical

2

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

2

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

1

was

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ocean; open sea

2

marine products

2

harmless; innocuous; safe; benign

1

to cap off; to culminate

1

everything; anything; nothing

2

permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

1

a person without a single relative

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

4

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

dinner; evening meal

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1

both; (not) either

1

cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack

1

(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

to build a house

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playing house

1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time

1

in the sea

1

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

2

gust of wind; vanguard

1

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

2

spread; span; expanse; extent

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

1

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

1

butterfly

2

one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

dark night

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illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

2

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

one's duty; one's part

1

curious; strange; unusual

1

observer

2

emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit

1

poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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philosophy

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inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1