jpdb beta

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

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overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)

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Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River; long river

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Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian

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burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

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Chiang Kai-shek (1887.10.31-1975.4.5); Jiang Jieshi

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Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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homesickness

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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sudden death

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Shanghai (China)

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high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry

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Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

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Vancouver

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the same month

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected

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child's room; nursery

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at the window; by the window; next to the window

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ransom

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western-style envelope

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firstborn; first child; eldest child

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Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

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prohibition law; dry law; Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)

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abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

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neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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on-the-ground reporter; news reporter; legman

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taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge

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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

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freedom of expression

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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laws (of nature); (divine) providence

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couple

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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sovereign; ruler; head of state

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tens of thousands

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telegram of condolence

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

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soul; soul music

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scattering of ashes (cremated remains)

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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universal medicine; cure-all; panacea

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South America

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to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

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drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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