jpdb beta

mask; striking the head (kendo)

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months and years

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

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quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

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looks; features

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vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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smartly (esp. dressed); stylishly; prominently

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to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle

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to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as

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ten years; decade

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acquaintance; close friend

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choreographer

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enough about ...

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enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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please

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remarkably; noticeably

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doctors; teachers; lawyers

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support; backing

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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behind one's back

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good feeling

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contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

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vanity

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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as one had hoped; as one wishes

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type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

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to get excited; to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up; to be eager (to do)

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magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

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to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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leather gloves

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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

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struggle for existence

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to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge

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as usual; as is one's habit

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shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

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girl

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both parties; both sides

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

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