jpdb beta

sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)

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digital versatile disc; DVD

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to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

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throat; singing voice

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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scarce; few remaining

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salad oil

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date; dating

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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about this time

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banquet hall

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

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straightforwardly; being outspoken

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turning point

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love

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embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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establishment (of a business); founding

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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coming; going

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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miracle

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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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couple

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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same sex

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

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extensive; wide; broad

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to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor

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always; usually

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offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

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to be the first

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grand opening

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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entrance; admission; entering

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bride and groom

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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