jpdb beta

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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tea party

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bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

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New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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tea party

1

to hate; to dislike

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control

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riskiness; (level of) danger

1

one year; some time ago

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first shrine visit of New Year

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

1

prayer (for something); supplication

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

1

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

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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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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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New Year

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brand; bland

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

precious; valuable

1

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

1

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

deep crimson

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

5

pleasant talk; chat

1

to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to look around; to survey

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early on; earlier on; from early

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

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smartphone; smart phone

3

oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

2

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

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to stop walking; to pause

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to call out; to ask someone to come

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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because

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ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

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again and again; repeatedly

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

4

person concerned; interested party; related party

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