jpdb beta

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

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meritorious deed; services

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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identical twins

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath

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softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

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having ended; being resolved

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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performer; entertainer; actor

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition

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to cultivate; to foster

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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for use by men

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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pincushion

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U-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers; shears

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in addition

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to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

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(male) actor

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

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great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

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new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory

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wire

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from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

2

to scratch; to claw

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yes and no; for and against

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to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water

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continuation

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Kansai dialect

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closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

2

long ago; once upon a time

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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(as alike as) two peas in a pod

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sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")

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conjugated word

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nai stem (of a Japanese verb); irrealis form; imperfective form

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viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

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to age; to grow old

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feminine; womanly; female

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imperial court

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government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

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Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

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