jpdb beta

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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to scrape off

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somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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summer

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sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

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bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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winning (a prize)

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good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)

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division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

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library; book collection; paperback book

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big prize; first prize

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light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction

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house; hall; building

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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residing; living; dwelling

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person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

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city

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Sendai (city in Miyagi)

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Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

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reader

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heartfelt

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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everyone

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editorial department

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thank you

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previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

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being very busy; busyness

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illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology

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to count again

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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school

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traditional

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

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folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore

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

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seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

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Japan

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to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

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