jpdb beta

plumbing; piping

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rental video shop; video rental store

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entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination

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worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment

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leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school

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complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits

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aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

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Hunger

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ready... (as in "ready, go!")

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ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony

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investment

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invisible hand

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aromatherapy

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exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

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nugget (e.g. gold, chicken, fish)

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to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

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top; summit; peak

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cutting tool; bit

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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marsh land; swamp

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copying in entirety (verbatim)

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practice; practising; training; study

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U; u

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claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane

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end of consecutive holidays

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operating a cash register

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nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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to be; to exist

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leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing

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first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

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no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

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ginger ale

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contact lens

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shady online money-making

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O; o

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absence due to illness; sick leave

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savings box; moneybox; piggy bank

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traffic; traffic volume

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

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undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment

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easy to understand

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one's chance; the right time; target; objective

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(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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new life

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