jpdb beta

cooking class; cookery school

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improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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now; nowadays

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useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

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flat dish

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warning; advice

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inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

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furthermore; even more

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momentary; instantaneous

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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for work; in a manner related to work

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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sense; infer

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each; respectively

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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unexpected; unforeseen

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amorous feelings; feeling of being in love

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow

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no-good man; (male) loser

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devotion; attachment; infatuation

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for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

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as expected (positive events); as hoped for

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remembrance; recollection; recognition

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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clenched fist

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clear; pure; noble

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as before; as ever; as it was originally

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to rush over; to run up to

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physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position

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development; exploitation

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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to be filled to bursting; to burst

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individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

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demi-glace (type of brown sauce)

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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