jpdb beta

vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

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oops; uh oh; drats

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different school (e.g. of ikebana)

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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faking crying; crocodile tears

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to cause to swell; to inflame

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to bite off

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to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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flawless; absolute perfection

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love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

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bleak; chilly; dreary

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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to overeat

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

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to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

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to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

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springs and rocks

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light; lamp

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crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

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to smell sweet; to be fragrant

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to leave open

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to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

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garden; park

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somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

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calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

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sake; Japanese rice wine

2

cold sake

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curt; blunt; cold; short

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exclamation point; exclamation mark

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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the same age

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drinker; person who can hold their drink

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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(filled) to the brim

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

2

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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