jpdb beta

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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Simon Magus

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language

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to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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to leave one's seat

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pebble

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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to re-examine; to review; to recheck

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value; worth; merit

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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laundry; the washing

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wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)

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smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

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Western book

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to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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Genesis (book of the Bible)

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creation (of the universe); the Creation

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kanji; Chinese character

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all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

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idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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unnatural death; violent death

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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limit; restriction

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Brahma (Hindu creator god)

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Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)

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Buddhism

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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India

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becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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start; first departure

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at; in; on

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the heavens

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Narukami

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