jpdb beta

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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pride; boast

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

2

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women

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reason; pretext; motive

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witness

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question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

1

by today; before the day is over

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

6

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

1

to drink too much

1

this much; this amount

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

how many pieces

1

matte (metallurgical)

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

4

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

duty; role; function

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today; this day

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afternoon; p.m.

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

every year; yearly; annually

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established practice; custom

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us

2

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

4

to repeat; to do something over again

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to do so; to do thus

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three people

3

in proportion to; just as much as

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

5

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

you

6

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

6

leader of a delegation (body, party)

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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as (somebody) says

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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