jpdb beta

place name; toponym

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Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)

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island

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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comparatively; relatively

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small; little; tiny

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land

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don't you think?; indicates question

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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inlet; bay

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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land; shore

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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jest; joke; funny story

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)

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

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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perfect; complete; flawless

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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