jpdb beta

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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rather; better

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

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absorption; suction; attraction

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being sticky

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food texture; mouthfeel

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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to be found; to be discovered

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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since; henceforth

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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to come back; to return; to recur

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to have the nerve to

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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way; method; means; resource; course

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I; me

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to pep up; to cheer up

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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only; nothing but

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