jpdb beta

long (time); protracted; prolonged

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wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

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aesthetic appreciation

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tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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baptism

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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sumptuous feast; debauch

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refinement; elegance; grace

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances

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negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic

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lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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underground water

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local sake

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aperitif

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face to face

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folding screen

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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last night; yesterday evening

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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farewell; send-off

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banquet; dinner party

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recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)

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recognition of services

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customary; conventional; usual

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talk; dialogue; conversation

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you can never be too careful

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

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smile

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

1

congratulatory address

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to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

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naughty; mischievous; unruly

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weakening; emaciation; decline

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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one's life

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motherland; fatherland; native country

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all people; the whole nation

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to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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clapper

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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return to one's country

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to worry; to fret; to get anxious

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