jpdb beta

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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winter

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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

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to ascend; to go up; to climb

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imperial estate

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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who

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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to compete with; to vie for

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

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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samurai; warrior

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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father

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mother

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from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

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who; what kind of person

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

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

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Osaka (city)

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Tenma

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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