jpdb beta

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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little by little; bit by bit

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut

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opportunity; chance; time; occasion

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique

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simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

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but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

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to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

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from now on; hereafter

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

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plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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following year

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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alternate; alternating

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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fluid; unsettled

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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Fujimi Shobo (publisher)

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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