jpdb beta

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

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gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

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to have a rumor circulating

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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light meal; snack; refreshments

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

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to be thirsty

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

4

thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

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non-combatant; civilian

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to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness

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success or failure; result

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judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication

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vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

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naturally; of course; understandably

2

objective; aim; mark

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to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

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to correct oneself; to restate

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to summon courage; to be brave

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various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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employer's house; master's house

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Annette

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elder sister

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holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

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returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

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playground; play space

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

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to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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bungalow; one-story house

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shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead

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centaur

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