jpdb beta

graduate; alumnus

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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elliptical shape

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one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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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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to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

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side table; bedside table

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pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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water tower

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deep crimson

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colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

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to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

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to be in focus; to come into focus

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to fall asleep

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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incompletion; incomplete; unfinished

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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scouting; reconnaissance

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to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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passenger

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station name

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premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

long and narrow

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

soot

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

2

to trample down; to devastate

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texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

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sliding door

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padlock

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when; at what point

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metal bat

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to break into fragments; to go to pieces

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

3

(hinged) door

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secret base; hideout; hidden position

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horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

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