jpdb beta

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

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brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

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to overwork

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tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

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vitamin A

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to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

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circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop

2

channel

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to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

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to read (a book, etc.) over again

1

like this; this sort; this way

1

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly

1

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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after staying up all night

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to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

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on-off

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(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside

1

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

3

as hoped for; as expected

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throughout the body

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Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)

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talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

2

hello

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

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tissue; facial tissue

2

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

3

calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

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grandmother

4

well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

nine; 9

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Shigemiya

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spring of sweet water

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inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

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