jpdb beta

to step forward; to volunteer

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with a clink (click, clack)

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old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

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inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

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phosphorescence

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

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to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

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business; errand; nature of one's business

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opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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mere; simple; sheer

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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hiding one's embarrassment

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5th day of the month; five days

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(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

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depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

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forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

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to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

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4th day of the month; four days

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brilliant; bright

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

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kind; sort; species; species

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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rare; uncommon

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becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

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mining; digging; working (a mine)

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business person; business operator

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jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop

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wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese

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letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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