jpdb beta

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

1

slavery

1

empty space; empty sky

1

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

6

energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

fireworks

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to taper off

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something

1

classical form of martial art

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tradition; convention

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

2

way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment

2

to name

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(early) childhood

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instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college

1

having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

4

junior

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selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien

1

irreplaceable

2

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

2

chance meeting

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

change; transition; vicissitudes

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

6

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

1

question; interpellation

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

3

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

1

to shake one's head

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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