jpdb beta

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

3

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

2

preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

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food

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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bedding; bedclothes

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

lunch; midday meal

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

3

be; is

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such ... as; or some such

3

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

3

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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door; doorway

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why; how; for what reason

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

2

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)

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to sit down

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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stay; sojourn

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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