jpdb beta

damp; moist; humid

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climate

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it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

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substitution

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bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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acquaintance

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end-of-year; year-end

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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party; banquet; feast

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every year; yearly; annually

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each; every; all

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formal; official; ceremonious

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greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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dawn breaks; day dawns

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

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New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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event; function

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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close; intimate; on good terms

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

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economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties

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critical

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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logistical support; combat service support

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fertile; rich; productive

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marine products

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

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source of river; fountainhead

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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water shortage; shortage of water supply

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economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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tax; duty

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get

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important point; strategic position; key point

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there is nothing; having nothing

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to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

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to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

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strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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central city; major city (in a region)

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