jpdb beta

(archeological) remains; ruins; relics

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

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excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

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naturally; of course; understandably

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extremely; very much

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pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless

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two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives

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consequently; as a result; in the end

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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end; close; conclusion; termination

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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contact information (address, phone number, etc.)

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to get over; to forget

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thank you; thanks

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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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moderate; proper; just right

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deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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to walk down the road

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

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to step forward; to volunteer

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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old friend; old pal

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recollection; reminiscence

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involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

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how long; how far; how much

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moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

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the reason is ...; it is because ...

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to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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