jpdb beta

long ago; previous; of a former age

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private university

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attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student

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progress

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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owner

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quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

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this and that; this or that; one thing after another

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secret; private; surreptitious

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self-sacrificing

2

to throw oneself (into an activity)

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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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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renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal

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at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

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prisoner

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work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

2

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

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daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar

2

to tear up and throw away

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beriberi; tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)

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many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)

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cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

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character tiles

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

2

next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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to freeze; to refrigerate

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

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apron

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finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others

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pond

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cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)

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drenched with sweat; sweaty all over

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hourly pay; hourly wage

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washing-up; dish-washing

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bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check

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such

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standstill

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

3

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

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seat at a table; place at a table

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

5

last spurt; final spurt; home stretch

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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angry voice

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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