jpdb beta

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

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course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

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to increase; to grow

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interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

endless; boundless; everlasting

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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to settle down

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five; 5

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

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for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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to happen to meet; to come across

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

high-handed; overbearing

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bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

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to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

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personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

to fade; to become dim

1

end; close

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café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

16

school cafeteria

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

but; however; provided that

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

price; cost

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one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)

1

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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school building; schoolhouse

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to be found

2

solid (body); solid matter; solid-state

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity

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wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

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