jpdb beta

migratory bird; bird of passage

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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for this reason

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we

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

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potter

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manner of using one's hands

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to massage

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originally; by nature; from the start

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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noh mask

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(not) even; (not) any

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oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

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play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

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impoliteness

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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head house (family); birthplace; originator

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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polite; respectful; reverent

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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as if; as though

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high society

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party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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good

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to know (a person); to think

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meow; miaow; cat

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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renting a room

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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