jpdb beta

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry

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real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

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to solve a mystery

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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regularity

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authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound

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Fibonacci sequence; Fibonacci numbers; Fibonacci series

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each item; each clause

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side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

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an item

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first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

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searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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Fujiwaranotoshiyukiason

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bank; coast; shore

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

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hook; hook; hook

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

4

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

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metallic sound; metallic clank

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subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

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unregistered rice field

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

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to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

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asparagus

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to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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asparagus

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Gaia (goddess); Gaea

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eccentric

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stir-fry; stir-frying

4

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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tragedy; tragic event

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to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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sediment; earth and sand

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profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

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cellar; basement

3

double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

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power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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to have both; to possess both; to combine with

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barrette; hair clasp; hair slide

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pertaining to objects

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rifle

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