jpdb beta

calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

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wealthy people; the rich

1

sons and daughters; children; girl

1

lumping together; putting all together

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

(early) childhood

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rival; competitor; competition

15

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

to compete with; to vie for

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double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

6

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

one grain; one drop; one bead

1

(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

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to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

society; the world; the times

3

unfairness; injustice; partiality

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

mountain road; mountain trail

1

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

driver; chauffeur

1

fellow students

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feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

without trouble; easily; readily

1

to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much

2

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

is something that; is that which

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demesne; estate; private land; private property

2

sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board

2

one's way (ahead); one's path

1

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

2

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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planning; planning ability; deliberateness

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

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log-house

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