jpdb beta

regular customer

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just right!; excellent!

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

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snow; snowfall

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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detective

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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to finish; to graduate

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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New Year

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

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roll of banknotes

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the New Year begins; the New Year starts

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the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city

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monetary offering; offertory

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first shrine visit of New Year

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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afterwards

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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whistle

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siren

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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soba restaurant

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hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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freshly fried

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hot sake

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frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu

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to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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