jpdb beta

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye

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also called

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late at night; small hours of the morning

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things; everything

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

2

long talk

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to govern; to manage; to subdue

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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lake

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treasure

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maze; labyrinth; inner ear

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depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

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depths; deep level

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guard; watchman

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depths of the earth

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to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)

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one knee

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tone; manner of speaking

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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penlight

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sand; grit

4

to draw a conclusion

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to leave open

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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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how should I know?; don't ask me

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to shut the lid

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to burrow through; to dig through

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inner wall

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to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

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small bottle

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great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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