jpdb beta

desert

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to be common

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fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

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another world

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sisters

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marriage

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how long; how far; how much

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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that is to say; so that means

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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to improve one's skill

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ability; skill; facility

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spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally

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shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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frail; slender; feminine

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ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

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end of life; death; annihilation

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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sooner or later

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first snow (of the season); first snowfall

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control

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outward appearance

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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