jpdb beta

we

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planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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periodic; regular; routine

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

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stone bridge

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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large-scale

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mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size

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small scale

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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cover; lid; cap

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was

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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target

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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roadside grass; roadside weeds; guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love); guidepost; Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

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first shrine visit of New Year

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tradition; convention

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event; function

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sick person; patient; invalid

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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camouflage

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(sexual) foreplay

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including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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transparent; clear

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to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

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to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket

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to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

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to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse

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to have sex; to have a physical relationship

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sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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