jpdb beta

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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just the other day; quite recently

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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to keep walking

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large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

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(Western) soup

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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detour; diversion

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sheep farming

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

3

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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things; everything

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

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glossy; bright; slick

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words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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clear; distinct

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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expertise; experience; knowledge

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famous; notorious; noted

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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Noshin

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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high rice field; very fertile rice field

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Kikuo

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take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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composer

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Kasamatsu Yasuhiro

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love; affection

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discernment; insight

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