jpdb beta

head

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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party venue; place for a party; banquet hall

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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be; is

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

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Sebastian

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else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

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forelock; bangs

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here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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all-star (cast)

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aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

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out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

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pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper

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champion

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mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

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New Year's party

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.

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hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

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cheek meat

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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evil god

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curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)

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without

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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made of cloth

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

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14; fourteen

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the babyboomers; the baby boom generation

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work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

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