jpdb beta

a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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to go with the flow; to go with the times

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency

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what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

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to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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frog

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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best regards; please take care of; please do

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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ideal; ideals

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you (polite, slightly familiar; used when addressing someone with mild respect)

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

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what proportion; what percentage

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(period of) one year

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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reply; answer; response

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meaning; called; named; that says; that

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temporary; transitory; short-lived

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to sell at a high price

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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charming; fascinating; attractive

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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official copy of the family register

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registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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12th day of the month; 12 days

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11th day of the month; 11 days

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