jpdb beta

moderation; standard

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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(starting) from nothing; from scratch

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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monarchical system

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moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical

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rule; reign; government; governing

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pax; peace

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exemplar; model; example; pattern

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land

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heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object

1

operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution

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clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

1

going upstream; sailing against the current

1

Möbius strip; Moebius strip

1

role; part; job; assignment

1

to leave this world; to die

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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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unreserved

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giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)

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to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)

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pail; bucket

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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conservative without party affiliation

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sabbath

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God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

to wound; to murder

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

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to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into

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to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end

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epoch-making; pivotal

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tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

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dangerous; risky

3

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

1

swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

2

permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity

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to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

2

series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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