jpdb beta

in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

1

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

1

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

whether or not

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fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

green bamboo

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

good feeling; feeling good

2

arch of the foot; plantar arch

2

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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student on field trip

2

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

1

annoying; noisy; strict

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

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hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny

2

shoji (paper sliding door)

2

white sand

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

2

sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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hallucination; illusion

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let's; let's do

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boys' high school

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life; living; I; me; student

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totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling

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side stepping; sidling

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indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

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to pray; to wish

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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prayer; wish; vow

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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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destination; place one stays during a trip

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