jpdb beta

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

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clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

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to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

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to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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both knees

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going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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to change; to replace

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix

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to remove; to move out of the way

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propulsive power; driving force

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gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit

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reason; cause; history; origin

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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complicity (in a crime); collusion

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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limiter; (speed) limiter

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regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic

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flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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hair (on the head); pubic hair

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fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.; labia minora; inner lips

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to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

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internal organs; viscera

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)

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the former; the first

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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vulva; female genitals; female genital area

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with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly

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W; w; woman; watt; waist (measurement); world; double

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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virtue

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ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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