jpdb beta

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

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boathouse; ship's hold; hatch

2

that's so, however ...

1

in heaps

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noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

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earthly paradise; Shangri-la

3

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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mammal; mammalian

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panda

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zoo; zoological gardens

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

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preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

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along the wall

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operating table

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iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

14

(dead) body; corpse

3

material (data) for one's research; research material

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

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to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

2

selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

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insatiable; untiring; persistent

1

to fear; to be afraid of

8

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

2

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular

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lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

9

with hushed footsteps

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going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)

1

control panel

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

wire; wire rope

1

pinball

1

lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

1

to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract

1

neigh; whinny; bray

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to rustle; to crackle; to be wild; to be rowdy; to become dry; to lose moisture

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precision equipment; delicate equipment

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jail; gaol; jailhouse

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electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics

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electronic data

3

promising; hopeful; full of promise

2

official language

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sense of nostalgia

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

4

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

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living witness

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hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

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nostalgia; homesickness

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(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

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