jpdb beta

magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

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to keep step with

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fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul

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shore; bank (of a body of water)

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to burst into leaf; to sprout

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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lake surface

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dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)

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moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains

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imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity

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economic; financial; fiscal

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to stare back at; to look back at

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sequence; progression; several lines; several rows

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ear (head) of rice

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rural landscape

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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detour; roundabout way

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)

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to think too much; to be over-concerned

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presence; sitting with; being with

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to excel; to surpass

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superposition

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curt; blunt; brusque

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to call each other; to call out to one another

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to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

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to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

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age difference; age gap

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)

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to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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containment

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in; on; at; during; in the condition of

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motion sickness; travel sickness

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shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed

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China

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fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

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to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

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long military service; having experienced many battles

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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to feel; to sense

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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miniature garden

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complete victory; total victory

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standing at attention

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