jpdb beta

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

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shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

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from the beginning; from scratch

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whole company; all the companies

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half-holiday; taking half of the day off

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afternoon; p.m.

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document; official papers

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to go to meet somebody

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oh; ah

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contrived; false-sounding

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smiling face; smile

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marriage registration

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appointment

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ward office; council (regional)

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beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon

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married person

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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interference; meddling; butting in

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wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

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honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly

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(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele

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certain; sure; doubtless

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prize money; monetary award; reward

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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half a year; six months

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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serious wound; hard blow

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation

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to do (for someone)

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radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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to do

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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position; job; employment; opening

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to cling

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environment; circumstance

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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