jpdb beta

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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a little bit; a little while

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trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism

2

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

2

dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé

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because

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nowadays; in this day and age

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great difference; big difference; wide margin

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even if not; even without

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

2

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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another thing; exception; special case

3

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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historical play; period drama

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

Western painting; Western film; Western movie

3

to dub; to remint

1

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

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unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

1

foreign language

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

3

fantasy

3

children's story; fairy tale

2

years later

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if you think about it; come to think of it

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

what date?; what's the date?; when?

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moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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cold sleep; suspended animation

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time travel; leaping through time

1

hundreds

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number of years

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to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

3

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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

3

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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presence; sitting with; being with

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evening meal; dinner

2

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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