jpdb beta

late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

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corner; nook; recess

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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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contrary to one's expectations

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sender

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tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded

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preface; introduction; preamble

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child

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large-scale

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to lose one's life

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villager

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at that time; in those days

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newspaper

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riparian works; flood-control works

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report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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until now; so far; up to the present

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to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu

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door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

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middle of the night; dead of night

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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faint; swoon

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there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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little by little

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes

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inside; interior; inner part

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elbow

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