jpdb beta

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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already; time flies

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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(flower) vase

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stupid idiot; total moron

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laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile

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after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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this year

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bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

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New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

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to make merry; to be festive

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not only ... but (also); as well as ...

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to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

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version

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clanging; empty; deserted

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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to overdo; to do too much

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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to like; to prefer

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fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

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counter for drops of liquid

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first calligraphy of the year

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go for it; heave; ugh

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catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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New Year

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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