jpdb beta

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

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creating a (usually favorable) environment

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successor; replacement; second wife

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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instruction; teaching

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precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

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bamboo screen; rattan blind

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hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

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transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story

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One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights

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ruined country

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

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last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

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to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

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dusky; dim; shady

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brutality

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curtain; hanging; bunting

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Dellingr

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Edgar

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Syria

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament

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Thanksgiving (US, Canada)

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cenotaph; memorial monument

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funeral; burial; condolence

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to be separated by death

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corner; nook; recess

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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prayer; supplication

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to slay; to kill

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next generation; future generation

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lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)

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hymn; hymnal

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drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

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love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

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Promised Land

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to whisper

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gravestone; tombstone

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one's condolences; feelings of sympathy

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Albert

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Alberto

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to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

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