jpdb beta

nincompoop; simpleton

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster

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ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

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man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger

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idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

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(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

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chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

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rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

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big star; superstar

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(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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on what business

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soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

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coward; dastard

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anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

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nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

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plan; strategy

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the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

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green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser

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extravagant; absurd

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Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz

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reality

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male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

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to make a success in life

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party-internal; within the party

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trivia; snippet of knowledge

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sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

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huff; heave-ho

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

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secrecy; keeping secret

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festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

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hiccup; hiccough

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oh goodness!; I say!

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servant; valet; menial

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sutra chanting

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younger people; future generations

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to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

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lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

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notebook; account book; register

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plain; plateau; tableland

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Ouch!

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to tell a lie; to fib

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

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to pinch; to nip

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son; punk; brat; penis

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beyond one's means or position

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to become (formal)

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