jpdb beta

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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close to the ear

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to put one's hand on; to touch

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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never again

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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sometimes; often

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

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beyond that point; after that

2

north side; north bank

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lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

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humming; crooning

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mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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deep ravine; glen

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cool and clear

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waterfall; cataract; cascade

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

2

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

hourglass; sandglass

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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melody; intonation

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here and there; in places

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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to be too late; to be too slow

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate

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

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sleepy eyes; drowsy look

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

3

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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roof

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking

2

construction; architecture (of buildings)

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to get dry

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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