jpdb beta

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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passport

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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tag-team match (pro wrestling)

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

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fleeing abroad

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abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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playwright; dramatist

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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branch; subdivision

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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(for the) first time in one's life

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Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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pleasant talk; chat

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while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

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first calligraphy of the year

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on the snow

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hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock

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soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

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

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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waiting impatiently for

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first shrine visit of New Year

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gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

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generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

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ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

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sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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circular; circulating letter

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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Christmas

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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New Year

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multi-course menu; multi-course dining

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tableware

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

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mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

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offertory box

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hokora; small wayside shrine

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