jpdb beta

-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

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hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster

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similar tastes

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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outskirts (of a town); run-down district

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entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district

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incisor

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dignity; majesty; sanctity

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to become familiar (to one's ears)

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seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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girl student; schoolgirl

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general; popular; common; typical

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place name; toponym

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

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equal workmanship but different style

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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to change one's mind

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bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

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strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection

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impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

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local color; local colour

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looking aside; looking away (e.g. while driving); looking the other way

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weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

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that's true; of course; obviously

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to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

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(Shinto) shrine

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triangle; triangular shape

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to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

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windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment

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at work; in the midst of work; working

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worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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food

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart

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mother and child

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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image; idol; statue

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

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pomade; balm; perfumed oil

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

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