jpdb beta

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to make eye contact

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to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

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to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

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travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

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tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

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counter seat; seat at the counter

3

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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(grape) wine

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

3

lickety-split; quickly

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damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably

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drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

3

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

1

age; years

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drinking with colleagues to deepen ties; bonding over alcohol

6

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

5

to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

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to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

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subordinate person

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

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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

3

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

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technique

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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argument that something is unnecessary; opposition

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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society; public; community; social studies

2

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

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to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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to sit on a seat

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individually; separately

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

1

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

Guda

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

3

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

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