jpdb beta

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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half day

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human habitation

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isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

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hard to reach place; remote place

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level ground; plain; flatland

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paddy field; farm

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burning off a field (in early spring)

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smoke; fumes

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

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heavy drinker

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to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

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handbag; purse

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plastic bag

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate

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Take it!; Take that!

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just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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day before yesterday

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to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

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bull's-eye; the mark

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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homecoming; returning home

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to rack one's brains

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)

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minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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prefectural road

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to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

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to fight each other

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

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(car) horn; klaxon

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months (period of)

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

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young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

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shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

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