jpdb beta

practical use; utility

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persistence; single-mindedness

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to move forward; to move on

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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chopping board; cutting board

2

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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fishing rod

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rejection; dismissal

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

1

excellent sweet; confection of an established name

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New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

cleaner; dry-cleaner's

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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washing machine (laundry)

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to talk; to carry meaning

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

1

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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to pick up; to find; to gather

3

second half; latter half

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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idea

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beyond that point; after that

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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from the beginning

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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business; trade; operations; sales

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permit; license; licence

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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People's Honour Award (honor); National Honour Award

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senior; older

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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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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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reading aloud; recitation

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store; shop

2

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

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accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

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boutique

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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nod; inclination of the head

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prediction; estimation

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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