jpdb beta

district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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home cooking

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tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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beef stroganoff

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maid

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cooking; kitchen work

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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seeming very

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings

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Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy

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any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

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to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

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in-house manufactured goods

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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

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necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses

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death by fire

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gas leak

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distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)

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real time

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

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timid; fainthearted

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urban legend

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contract expiry; contract expiration

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pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

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bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money

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to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

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listener's role

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

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Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

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to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

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had better do so

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

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stuffy; steamy; sultry

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gluttony

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esophagus; oesophagus; gullet

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