jpdb beta

comedian; comic

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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pollution; contamination

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

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overall

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(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

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interval; break; rift (in clouds)

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to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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water's surface

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diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection

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prism

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

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drinking

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to fit; to suit

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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to need; to call for; to require

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occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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powerful; strong; mighty

5

usual state of things

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

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same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

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eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

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splash (of water); spray

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to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

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to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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round shape; circle; circular form

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protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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octopus; fool; idiot

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fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

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but; however; provided that

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as usual; as is one's habit

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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area; region; district; locality

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devilfish

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(a person's) appearance; looks

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

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monster

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motif

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