jpdb beta

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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several weeks; a few weeks

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target

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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dealing with; coping with

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pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

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handicap

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)

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red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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earring

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dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

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unfinished

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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save; checking; curbing; suppressing

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé

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invitation

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

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omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement

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smallpox; variola

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betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times

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speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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stock; ski pole

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

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seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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entrance examination

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slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

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in that manner; like that

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