jpdb beta

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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starving tiger

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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to make a sound

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

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long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

3

grey moustache; white beard

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

board chairman

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

principal; headmaster

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black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

4

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

water and ink; ink painting

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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