jpdb beta

crossing a river

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movie; film

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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production cost

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 name; to call; to christen; to term

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Brea; Blair

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since when; from when; how long

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money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

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magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

2

character leitmotif; character theme song

8

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

Rapsodie

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artificial intelligence; AI

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in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

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Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

4

songwriting (words and music)

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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expertise; special skills

1

school song

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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(writing) song lyrics

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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tera-; 10^12

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cute!; adorable!

1

clear; pure; noble

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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acquaintance; friend

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plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

1

to change; to replace

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traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)

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being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage

1

unanimity

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equipment; provision

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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to appear all together; to be all present

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more than usual

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

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taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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weekly publication

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workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

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