jpdb beta

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

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to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

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lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

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two classes; double; two sets

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8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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sailor

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going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

2

phon (unit of loudness)

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describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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mangy cur; low animal; beast

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to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)

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black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter

3

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

Immanuel; Emmanuel

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men; man

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certainly; surely

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")

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harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment

1

edge (brow) of mountain

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forked road; crossroads

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high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train

1

sister ship

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to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

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Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass

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Hayman; Heyman

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to fall asleep

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to revere; to respect; to worship

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pen

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motherland; fatherland; native country

10

Independence Day

3

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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junk

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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goodness; excellence; virtue

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alphabet

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everyday language; common parlance; vernacular

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robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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nursing; looking after

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donkey; ass

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