jpdb beta

work; operation; task

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that is to say; so that means

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

broadminded

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules

1

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

3

to look forward to

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

2

to save up (money)

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

festival; feast; carnival; matsuri

4

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace

1

goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

3

set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

8

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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to grimace; to frown

2

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

1

good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman

1

stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise

4

to call in; to invite; to bring in

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

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expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread

1

young; youthful

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

neighborhood association; neighbourhood association

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

2

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

3

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

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to win; to gain victory

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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