jpdb beta

for today; for the time being

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romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

thanks; gratitude

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

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citron (Citrus medica)

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what do you want?; can I help you?

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

2

leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls

2

idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

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main event

2

main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

4

Yamada

8

Sachiko

4

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

Tokyo

3

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

4

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

all; everyone; everybody

2

silent

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

1

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

1

screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie

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to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

1

right side; right-hand side

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

(mountain) ridge

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

1

reaction; response

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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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

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garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)

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heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment

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rock 'n' roll; rock and roll

3

to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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society; the world; the times

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