jpdb beta

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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to use X as a selling point

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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military commander

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descendant; posterity; offspring

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system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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dancing; dance

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comparatively; relatively

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lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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ideal

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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monetary; financial; pecuniary

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to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

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to be profitable; to yield a profit

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next; then; after that

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)

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dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

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temple (Buddhist)

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large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)

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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately

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to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

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musical activities

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

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

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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musician

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aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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close-cropped head; bald hill

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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they; those guys

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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fatal; lethal

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tremendous; immense

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