jpdb beta

ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

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at the window; by the window; next to the window

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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earnestly

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to get; to be given

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interferer; meddler; buttinsky

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padlock

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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to squeeze out; to wring out

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to hand (over); to deliver in person

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before one's eyes

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

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skin

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useful; helpful

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword

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throwaway; disposable; single-use

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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experiment; experimentation

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sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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purchase; buying

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without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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but; however; provided that

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knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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to cause a person trouble

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being very busy; busyness

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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