jpdb beta

something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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pictoral guide to (Japanese) flora; illustrated flora reference book

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to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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return; coming back

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to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

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paper package

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

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slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

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charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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paper bag

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physical condition; state of health; shape

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to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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to approach; to draw near

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)

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Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person

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to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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hating; strongly disliking

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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to make narrow

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stalker; (mechanical) stoker

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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with a clank

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in a good mood; cheerful

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in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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not caring; not giving a damn

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in public; in company; in the presence of others

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moderate

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to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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