jpdb beta

vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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riskiness; (level of) danger

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war preparation

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Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft)

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partly open; in half bloom

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

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stopping one night

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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parting; farewell

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to exchange greetings

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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waking

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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what's that?; what the...

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fate; chance

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory

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assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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already read

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji

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running continuously; firing in rapid succession

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)

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three; three years of age

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

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to look forward to something

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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famous; fame

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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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