jpdb beta

was

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Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear

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tomorrow; near future

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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Darumayama

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sunrise

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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to close; to shut

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to ascend; to go up; to climb

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top; summit; peak

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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back (of the body)

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

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very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme

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face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

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dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

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New Year's card

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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vaseline; petroleum jelly; petrolatum

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

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heredity; (genetic) inheritance

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instant

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to degenerate; to lapse into

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to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

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miso soup

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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the second time

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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fine powder

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