jpdb beta

poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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in this way; like this

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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without

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

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younger; junior

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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rather; sooner; preferably

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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noon; lunch time

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uncle

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

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clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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washroom; bathroom

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to be reflected in a mirror

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being somewhat excited (agitated)

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

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both shoulders

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to be Instagrammable; to be Insta-worthy; to look attractive enough to post on social media; to be photogenic

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record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

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collection; compilation

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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apologetic

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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hairbrush

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dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower

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to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

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no!; don't!; tsk!

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