jpdb beta

inexpert or untrained eyes

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crash; smash; crunch; bang

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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material; ingredient

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to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper

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to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel

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one-way (trip); one-way ticket

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20th day of the month; 20 days

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stay; sojourn

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5th day of the month; five days

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Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room

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event; function

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to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

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hear! hear!; hooray

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during a stay

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sightseeing; tourism

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both sides

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to have a cramp

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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relative; relation; kin

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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sale; sales; selling; marketing

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to look forward to

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peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

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buttocks

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immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted

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very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

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stalk; stem

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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wax

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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