jpdb beta

the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)

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first water drawn on New Year's morning

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hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

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early; quickly; promptly

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(period of) one year

3

gateball (mallet sport similar to croquet)

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ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony

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in large quantities

3

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse

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dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

2

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

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heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold

2

half-hitch; half knot; slipknot

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to react; to respond

2

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

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word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

2

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

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yelping; yapping

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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embodiment; realization; materialization

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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fully; thoroughly

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at this stage; at this point; (only) now

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arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

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to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

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one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

1

indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

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acquaintance

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if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged

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telephone bill; telephone rate

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first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

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staying at home during the New Year's holiday

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confirmation e-mail

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blister; corn

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day

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starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card

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dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

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a tip

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to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

3

not counted (in the score); not tallied

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useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

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