jpdb beta

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

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celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)

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right; privilege

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to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl

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looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)

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throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

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as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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limit; bound

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(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly

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appeal; call for something; request; axiom

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

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difference; variation; difference

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

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sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later

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since; henceforth; ever since

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participation; joining; entry

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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music

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FM; frequency modulation

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

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Wagner

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magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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faraway; far-off

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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propeller

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flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

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helicopter

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heliborne (e.g. operation, assault)

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air mobile

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