jpdb beta

to kill time

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to learn something through hearing

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

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table of contents; contents

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tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule

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to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

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right side; right-hand side

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physical work; manual labour (labor)

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hurt; injured

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

to run around; to bustle about

5

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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fee; charge; rate; material

2

a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

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censorship; inspection; examination

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

3

to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

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time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

3

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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passionately in love

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change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

4

bluff; false show of power; bold front

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animal

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plant; vegetation

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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Earth; the globe

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desert

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peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity

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comfortable; carefree

2

(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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distribution; allotment

2

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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beautiful voice

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to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

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admiration; wonder; astonishment

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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completely; fully; entirely

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