jpdb beta

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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to head home; to leave for home

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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seat

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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lips

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to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

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extensive knowledge; erudition

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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language

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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warm; mild; genial

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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pressed flower

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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to disappear; to vanish

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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to correct oneself; to restate

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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this person

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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to bear; to endure

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to gasp in surprise

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a bit more; a bit longer

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almost; nearly; close to

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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even now; still; as yet

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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despair; hopelessness

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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