jpdb beta

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

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refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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to take notes

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sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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aha!; yes sir

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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quiz; short test; mini test

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valley

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false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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to get wet

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

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road; highway

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

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frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to change one's clothes

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frontispiece

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to finish reading; to read through

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

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long distance; tele-

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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lecture

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letter; missive; note; mail

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several years; a few years

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

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sign; signal; cue

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itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

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second half; latter half

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poem

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in addition; besides

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