jpdb beta

everyone; one and all

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes

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entertainment

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

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to get used to hearing

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hammer

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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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meat tenderizer; meat mallet

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Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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immediately following

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top of the head; crown of the head

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

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blow; hit; stroke

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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folding screen

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division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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(flower) petal

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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design

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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indigo blue

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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musical performance

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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melody; tune

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