jpdb beta

declaration; proclamation; announcement

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

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thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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you (plural)

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fried

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

Imai

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100; hundred

13

similar to; like

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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well

2

we; us; I; me

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

8

drinking water

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to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

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photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

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compared to

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

thank you for your continued patronage

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

(the) whole face

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to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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island in a pond or river

1

to sell

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liking; taste; choice

1

my; our; one's own

1

Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty

2

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

4

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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