jpdb beta

close; intimate; on good terms

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friend

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

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to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades

3

to be profitable; to yield a profit

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appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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so; therefore; and; (and) then

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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periodic; regular; routine

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payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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several animals

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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connected as one; unbroken; linked together

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linking together; tying in a row

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Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)

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daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

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snake; serpent; large snake

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while passing each other

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large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)

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immediately; promptly

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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here; with this

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

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easy-to-understand

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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someone; a certain person

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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crowd; throng

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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father; dad; old man

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to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

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contest; competition; struggle; scramble

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something (or other)

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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auction

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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