jpdb beta

dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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tonight; this evening

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eight o'clock

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ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

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to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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

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milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

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Milky Way

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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first magnitude star

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Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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Lyra (constellation); the Lyre

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Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

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Aquila (constellation); the Eagle

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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Summer Triangle (asterism)

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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these

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summer

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constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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chilly; unpleasantly cold

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evening; early night hours

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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east

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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back (of the body)

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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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Pegasus (constellation); the Winged Horse

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chain; chains

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