jpdb beta

to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct

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beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

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public execution; public embarrassment

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prescribed form (of writing); format

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legal

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to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

4

educational; instructive

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military pact

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personnel exchange; people-to-people exchange

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connection; relation

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illegal; unlawful

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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cover; lid; cap

3

to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up

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silent prayer

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(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

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piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

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horticulture; gardening

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flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

3

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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in front of a grave

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(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

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single flower; one wheel; full moon

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

2

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis

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to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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face

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field; plain; prairie; moor

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mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost

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bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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romanticist; romantic; dreamer

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

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acidity; acidic

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to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

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acid soil

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bluish purple

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level; value

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mystery

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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barley (Hordeum vulgare)

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