jpdb beta

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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

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recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

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waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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awesome; incredible

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely

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it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

2

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!

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earnestly

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limit; restriction

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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two (long cylindrical things)

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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business; trade; operations; sales

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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Ibaraki (prefecture)

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

3

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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congratulations

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congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

3

how long; how far; how much

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to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday

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