jpdb beta

(touch of) softness

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for some years

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nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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meal; dinner; diet

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

3

sewing; needlework; embroidery

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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number; amount

3

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

this and that; one thing or another

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excuse; explanation

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vain person; ostentatious person; show-off

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strange; eccentric

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inkstone

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owned by the prefecture

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car; vehicle

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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largehearted; frank; unaffected

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form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing

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nice guy

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

to die

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outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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a step; short distance; short time

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stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool

3

earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware

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stone axe (ax)

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haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

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flint arrowhead

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necklace; choker

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third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

3

straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

1

cheek (of face)

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trip; excursion; outing

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(in) a day or two

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outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

2

high brow; broad forehead

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intelligence

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

4

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

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

2

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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sly

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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