jpdb beta

new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

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welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

3

last month

3

middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

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you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

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preparations for returning (home)

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with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house

1

(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle

3

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

1

early rising

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

2

field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)

1

guardian

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend

2

comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)

1

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

2

strange dream

6

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable

2

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

2

to pass; to go past

1

snoring; snore

1

change of course

1

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

2

stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

3

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping

1

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

1

long ago; previous; of a former age

1

language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)

1

disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

1

human speech; human language; sound of people talking

1

vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely

3

goat

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serow; wild goat

1

phantom; vision; illusion

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