jpdb beta

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

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to give directions; to issue instructions

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to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop

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busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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imaginary

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straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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point of compromise; common ground

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to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes

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homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)

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from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

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maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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yessir; yes, sir

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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

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hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

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feather; plume; plumage; down

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down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown

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to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

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beating a futon (to remove dust and air it out); futon beater; carpet beater

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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fibre; fiber

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vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

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washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly

2

full swing

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to beat; to batter; to pummel

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(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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entrance; front door

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content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

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to trace back to (the origins of something)

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to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

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death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

2

second son

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Buddhist (household) altar

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mother; wife

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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offering

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dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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