jpdb beta

frog

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chorus; singing in a chorus

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private house

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light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

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halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

2

to take up one's residence

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one room

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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this evening; tonight

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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rather; sooner; preferably

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pale; pallid

3

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

2

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

6

but; however; provided that

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

4

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

2

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

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facing upward

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nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

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flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru

1

gently (falling)

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so; like this; in this way

4

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

3

godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

2

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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