jpdb beta

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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candidate; applicant

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

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owner (esp. of a business)

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bar examination

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to pass (examination)

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house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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buying; purchasing

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more than expected

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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this; our; right; justice; checking account

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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line

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even now; still; as yet

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to count; to enumerate

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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pool for soaking seed rice before planting

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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large serving; large portion

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any one; any; whichever

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last day; final day

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures

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to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

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binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine

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title; caption; heading

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

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train; electric train

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convenient; handy; useful

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