jpdb beta

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

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relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love

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divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)

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sociable

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sociability

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

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interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors

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considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations

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nowadays; these days

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to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

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person around sixty years old

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making preparations for one's death

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remaining years (of an old person's life)

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aging society; ageing society

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wow!; gee!; oh dear!

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old person; elderly person; senior citizen

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joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

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to age; to become old

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to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

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priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.

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cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

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story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

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to be pretentious; to put on airs

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receiving; receipt

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

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privilege; special right

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep

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taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

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dear me; I mean; or rather

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having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

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to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

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to threaten; to intimidate

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(Japanese-style) living room

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old friend; familiar face

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anachronism

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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lack; absence; omission

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alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

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once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

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to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by

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absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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substitute

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belief that where there's a will, there's a way

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