jpdb beta

(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle

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three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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restaurant

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no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

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valuation basis; appraisal standard

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

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possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

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important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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damned; cursed; accursed

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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(walking) stick; cane; wand

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darkness

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

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presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness

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bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them

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unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

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purity; chastity

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nickname

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to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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sympathy

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ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back

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distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

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kindness

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sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip

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makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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to turn one's face away

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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80000; many

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accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house

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banquet hall

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being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete

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critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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auction

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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full nelson

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to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

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