jpdb beta

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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fizzlingly; sputteringly

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

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

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to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off

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to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day

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drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

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to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool

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being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks

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(falling) deeply in love

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once again; yet again

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to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

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striking; remarkable; considerable

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting

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one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

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(filled) to the brim

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empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish

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to suffer damage; to be deceived

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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alcohol; sake

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spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

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to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly

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one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made

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killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct

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zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to get on; to climb on

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to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother

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to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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samurai; warrior

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the two; both

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wild boar; wild pig

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boar meat hot pot; boar stew

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how many; how old

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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bam; whomp; thump

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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to be tinged red

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

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