jpdb beta

milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.

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before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

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ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls

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too much; excessively; too

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

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tempo

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surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

1

companion; company

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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to hate; to detest

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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antibody

1

practice; practising; experience

1

because of; owing to; due to

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kitten; small cat

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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rice cooker

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timer; clock register

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cooked rice; meal

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to

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only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces

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small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

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lidded plastic container; Tupperware

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

pretension; conceit; hubris

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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school store; co-op

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auditorium; lecture hall

2

timewise; temporal; chronal

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

half step; half a step

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to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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