jpdb beta

monthly publication; monthly issue

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

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superior; excellent; fine

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to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

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(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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today; this day

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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question mark

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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commencing with; including

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beautiful girl

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bikini (swimwear); Bikini island

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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to shake one's head

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even if I told you

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idiotic; dolt; bonehead

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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dress

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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moreover; in addition

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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observer; watchman; lifeguard

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity

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