jpdb beta

evening; night; dinner

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Tokyo-bound

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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feigned illness

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willing to do; prepared

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staff room

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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in perfect form; going swimmingly

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superior; better

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)

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handful

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sand; grit

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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home cooking

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine

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(hen's) egg

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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

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Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

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continuation; succession; series

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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it seems so; that's what it looks like

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stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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betting; gambling

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp

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to grumble about something (trivial)

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cheer; shout of joy

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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