jpdb beta

to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

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on-board ship; inboard

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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clock; watch; timepiece

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switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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to make an appearance

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

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desert

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to be common

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fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

another world

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sisters

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marriage

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how long; how far; how much

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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that is to say; so that means

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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to improve one's skill

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ability; skill; facility

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spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

2

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

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senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

2

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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end of life; death; breathing one's last

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to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

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proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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sooner or later

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