jpdb beta

reading aloud; recitation

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word; vocabulary

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boy; man; male

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draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

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frightening; terrifying

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madness; insanity

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

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sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape

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to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

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to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do

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trousers; pants

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

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nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to know

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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chopsticks

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(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

7

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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(holding of) a solo recital or performance

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very bottom; rock bottom

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irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to be at a loss for words

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hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

groan; moan; moaning

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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

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prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

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to fall in love

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deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

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to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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everything one does; whatever one does

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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eye contact

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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sleep

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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being startled

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coagulation; freezing; solidification

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