jpdb beta

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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handle; grip; holder; person who holds

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within a school

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silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

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much less; to say nothing of

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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to begin to tremble

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

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textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

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fold; bend; broken part

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display

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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surname; family name; last name

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divorce

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irritating; frustrating

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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answering machine; answerphone

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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urgency; emergency

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

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to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

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in front of a station

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blend

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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no need to guess; certainly

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dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

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emperor (of Japan); mikado

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to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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rival; competition

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

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aim

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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because

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as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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

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