jpdb beta

copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

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hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

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warming up sake; warmed sake

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to keep watch; to stand guard

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without

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stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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until now; so far; up to the present

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to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

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kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley

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to take (be in) charge of

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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to hatch out

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frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

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mountain stream; mountain torrent

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out

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insensitive person

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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to touch up one's makeup

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commercial spirit; profit motive

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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miso soup

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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report; information

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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to look stern

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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body and soul; mind and body

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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