jpdb beta

literally; to the letter; literal

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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telling a riddle

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paint

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fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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that's the way it is; such is life

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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this (very thing); this precisely

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to be found

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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to ask a question; to ask questions

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awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

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probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

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with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

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somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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middle of the night; dead of night

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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envelope

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drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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to stretch (one's body)

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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kitten; small cat

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older brother and younger sister

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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to continue writing

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)

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bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

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a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

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to sink (into); to get depressed

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then; if so; if

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to get one's head around; to think about

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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