jpdb beta

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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edamame (green soybeans)

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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vinegared dish; pickled dish

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bean sprouts

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cover charge; table charge

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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money; metal

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very small; tiny; insignificant

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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money

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

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crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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literature

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even if not; even without

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

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countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

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village; hamlet; countryside; country

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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conversely; on the contrary

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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

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abusive language; violent language; wild words

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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to become empty; to be emptied

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

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has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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has reached its limit; has reached its peak

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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tongue twister

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

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that; the matter in question

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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thickly; densely; luxuriantly

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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