jpdb beta

second floor; upstairs

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker

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main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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spoon; spoon lure

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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gingerbread

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among (them); of (them)

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raisin; raisins

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fresh cream

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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piece of cloth

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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thank you

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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carpet

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

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brand new

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to draw a line

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

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boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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zig-zag; zigzag

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one more time; once more; once again

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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