jpdb beta

frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

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cooked rice

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mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus

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uncertain; vague; ambiguous

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paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

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to prowl after; to keep watch on

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going to and from school

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to make one feel grateful

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preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

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bitter experience

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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writing implement; writing tool

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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influence; clout; leverage

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uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends

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the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; (lit.) compassion is not for other people's benefit; you can't save others (from themselves)

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after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

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telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

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taking shelter from rain

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sound of rainfall

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(Western-style) umbrella; parasol

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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plastic umbrella

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour

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to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

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soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched

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sudden shower; sudden downpour

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impossible

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mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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one day; (on) a certain day

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selected class

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sex ratio; gender ratio

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reason; cause; circumstances

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blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

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on the sea; surface of the sea

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seasonal rain front

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

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Okinawa (city, prefecture)

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(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado

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