jpdb beta

luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

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intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

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slate; stone slab

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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fundamental; basic

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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to etch into one's mind; to remember well

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perpetual night; continuing all night

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tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)

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tales of one's travels

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famous product; widely known (local) specialty

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pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

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all facts (of a case)

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refugee camp

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defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

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an eye for people; the ability to judge character

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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

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salamander

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phoenix

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(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)

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electronic circuit

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remote control

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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questions and answers; dialogue

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compromise; giving in

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romantic; spicy; coquettish

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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lava

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bedrock

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

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waiting impatiently for

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beginning; start

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glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

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sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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token of appreciation

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handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

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shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

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to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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close; intimate; on good terms

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concocting an alibi

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things; everything

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debugging

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