jpdb beta

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

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malfunction; failure

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normalization; normalisation

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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sleeping posture

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to deceive; to blind the eyes of

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

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to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

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to resemble closely

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

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all on one's own

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ruin; destruction; fall

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

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14th day of the month; 14 days

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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(sense of) taste; palate

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to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

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important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

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to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out; to be discouraged; to lose heart; to give in

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ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

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just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

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to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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presenting (to)

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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contrived; false-sounding

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is something that; is that which

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less-than sign or greater-than sign (< or >); inequality sign

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verbal promise; one's word

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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early afternoon

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