jpdb beta

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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reference book

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other side; opposite side; other party

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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even; but; however

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

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executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

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speech

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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template; run of the mill; formulaic

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

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pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

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rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

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departure; leaving; starting; standing

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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the last moment; the very end

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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children

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

2

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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condensed milk

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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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