jpdb beta

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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snake; serpent; large snake

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program

2

to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple

2

remote control; remote operation

2

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

1

draw (in competition); tie game

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

2

laws of nature; physical laws; physics

1

only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

dealing with; coping with

2

drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)

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jewel

1

realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

to make a profit

1

to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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both (people); the two of them

2

small talk; chat; gossip

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2

anecdote; story; episode

1

ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago

1

even more; still more; further

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

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black hair

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

6

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

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wise person; sage

5

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

fundamental; basic

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rebirth; reincarnation

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

antiquity; the previous era

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

1

return journey; one's way home; one's way back

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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stray bullet

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flame; blaze

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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