jpdb beta

in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

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good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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disclosure; exposure; revelation

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unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

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heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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to tear; to rip

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inequality; unfairness

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to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)

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popular occupation; occupation largely dependent on public favor

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

how can (one) do something

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difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

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(silk) crepe; crape

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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neat and clean; tidy; trim

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supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

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practice; training

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hindrance; intrusion

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don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

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mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer

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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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emaciation; gauntness; haggardness

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including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second

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to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

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villages

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to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

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to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

2

breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

3

to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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15th day of the 8th lunar month

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party; banquet; feast

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