jpdb beta

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

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at work; in the midst of work; working

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the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

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large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

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of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

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footwear; footgear; shoes

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to anticipate; to foresee

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safe; vault; storage cabinet

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to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

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Product Liability Act

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jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced

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tasting; sampling

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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snowball fight

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is it?

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cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

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unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status

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to begin to

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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pair; two kinds; two ways

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

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to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)

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paintbrush

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dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

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early rising

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range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

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ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

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feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun

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(Japanese-style) living room

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back door

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to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

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spaghetti

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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champagne glass; champagne flute

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to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

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wrong number

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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to stagger; to stumble

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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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