jpdb beta

to unfold; to unroll; to open

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dominant; ruling

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disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

2

commuter pass; season ticket

2

postcard-sized photographic portrait of a celebrity; bromide paper

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

all things in nature; the whole creation

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Othello (board game)

2

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

2

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

1

to have medicine be effective

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undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment

1

tomorrow morning

1

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests

1

back country; remote countryside

2

dyeing; printing

1

crest; coat of arms

2

hostage

1

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

2

cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

3

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)

1

fond; (soup) stock

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.

2

maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress

1

Dina

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tuxedo; dinner suit

4

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae

2

perennial plant; perennial

1

crossword puzzle

1

homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises

1

mailing; posting

1

perennation; perennial; perennial plant

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

3

peaceful

1

artistic

1

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

1

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

1

arrow; wedge; chock

4

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

2

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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quantitative

2

healthy; sound; wholesome

2

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

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