jpdb beta

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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morning; breakfast

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

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moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

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lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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unable to sleep well

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retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

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constructive

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changing for the better

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evening meal; supper; dinner

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to make a serious effort

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approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

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with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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just one person; only one

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underwater

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to sink (into); to get depressed

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to come into being; to be born

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birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity

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poetry and prose; literature; literary works

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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fall; drop; descent; coming down

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to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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to be overgrown

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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like this; this sort; this way

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit

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ground; (bare) earth

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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of all things

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to talk; to speak

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to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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