jpdb beta

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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next day

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afternoon; p.m.

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train; electric train

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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primer; manual; introductory book

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to be found; to be discovered

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variation

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

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table of contents; contents

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a certain ...; some ...

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chapter one; first chapter

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person; personal

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

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(fine) art; the arts

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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select

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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at a glance; by accident

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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leaving everything up to someone else

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to become distinct

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

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

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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platform; home; home base; home plate

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

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profitable; worn-out; crumbling

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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to make a sound

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self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

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store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)

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threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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in the same way as; just like

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