jpdb beta

acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action

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amount of consumption

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

2

just because; even if; even though

2

soundproofing

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

3

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

1

volt; bolt

1

locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

rhythm

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quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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like this; in this way; as you see

2

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

2

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

1

master code

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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preparation of tools

1

component; element; part

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execution

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to talk; to carry meaning

1

lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

1

to act; to take action

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following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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novelist; fiction writer

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acquisition; possession

3

space; room; airspace

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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split among friends; falling out; internal discord

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production (e.g. play); direction

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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striking; remarkable; considerable

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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