jpdb beta

dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be

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to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness

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skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

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teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

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quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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easygoing; optimistic; conceited

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developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)

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two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

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commercial spirit

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to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

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drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

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repair work

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nitrogen oxide; NOx

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wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

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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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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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to rampage; to run riot

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

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to tire of playing; to become tired after playing

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hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

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not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible

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belatedly; though a little too late

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western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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month before last

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smile

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shower; passing rain

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schoolboy; male student

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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had better do so

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a little

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to be charged with a mission

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large number of items

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diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

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to bring up under one's personal care

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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