jpdb beta

to die; (lit.) to become bones

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

4th day of the month; four days

1

article; news story; report; account

4

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

to fight each other; to clash

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)

1

metropolis; large city

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

catalog; catalogue

2

friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

1

reading (books)

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

2

rice field

2

occupation; calling; livelihood

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personal connections

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bathroom

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chocolate brown

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to shoot dead (with an arrow)

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to enlarge; to widen; to spread out

1

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

1

top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan

1

ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

1

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

1

die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter

1

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

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to tear off; to rip off

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marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

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even number

2

kanji; Chinese character

1

to chew up

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self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

1

that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me

1

dining table

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

3

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

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thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

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carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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overlapping; piling; stacking

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lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

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more than expected

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