jpdb beta

person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

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scramble; struggle

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feel; touch

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eyeballs

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restaurant; specialist

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village; hamlet; countryside; country

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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upright; fair; honest

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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meow; miaow

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to crack a joke; to tell a joke

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

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should do; ought to do

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old fashioned

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concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

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machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

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to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

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age range; age-group; age bracket

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son-in-law

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betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption

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rice ball

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to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

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order-taking; salesperson

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to be expensive

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application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

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being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

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being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to

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fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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staple food

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hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly

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to be saved up (of money)

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employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

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regular customer; valued client

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profit; earnings

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pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

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income; receipts; revenue

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generosity

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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parent and child

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to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged

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to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

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superior; superiors; senior

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predicament; one's ground; one's position

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