jpdb beta

living room

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to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve

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connection

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

3

to teach; to take a teaching job

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prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

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Yasuomi

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person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

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how are you?

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Bon and year-end festivals

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to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

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second arrow; second move; second step

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

4

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

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dry weather; drought

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rainbow

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to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

1

concern; interest

1

total idiot

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vassal; retainer

2

tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk

1

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

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to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)

1

anxiety; worry; fear

2

barrage of questions

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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inscrutable are the ways people are brought together; there is no telling how people are brought together; marriages are made in heaven

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

3

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

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university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)

2

number one

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only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made

1

pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

2

unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

1

incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

1

herbal tea; herb tea; tisane

1

florist; flower shop

3

season; time of year

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

4

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

single flower; one wheel; full moon

1

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

1

to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

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friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

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hard to get; hard to come by

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