jpdb beta

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)

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forcibly; against one's will

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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tea ceremony; Way of Tea

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

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professional sumo wrestling

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

3

everyday occurrence

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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lunch box

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chopsticks

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to snatch from; to steal from

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to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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grain of boiled rice

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temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally

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stage; performance

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retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

5

banana peel; banana skin

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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opium

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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hand drum

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go that far; to that extent

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full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

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back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

3

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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clapping hands; applause

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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play; drama

6

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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sour; acid

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underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

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candle

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(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

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