jpdb beta

one word

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

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afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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creation; Creation (by God)

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

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all times and places; all ages and countries

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ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

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way; method; means; resource; course

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without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

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written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

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formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

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to copy (down); to transcribe

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waste of time

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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forcibly; by force; against one's will

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Japanese person

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to apply; to adapt

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic

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therefore; for that reason; so; because of that

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truth; real situation

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non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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factor; factor; divisor

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connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

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to shine; to glitter

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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this week

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

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lava

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to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

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one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke

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