jpdb beta

principle of majority rule

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equal sides

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purse seine; round haul net

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test of general knowledge

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the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

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Minmeishobou

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hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy

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pushing the opponent with the torso

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nail file

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rare fish

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Japanese banknote

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with one's eyes flashing

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political system

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lying face down; upside down; prone

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to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

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Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)

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David (Michelangelo)

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bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

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double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)

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ladykiller who seduces married women; handsome young man who is popular among married women

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following blindly; following suit without reflection

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Bruce Lee

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cylindrical slab of meat on a single bone (oft. depicted in manga, anime, etc.); cartoon meat

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sea or river bottom

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voluntary; optional; free; elective

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trick or treat

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having a gentle and sincere personality

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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armchair detective

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to feign ignorance; to play dumb

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genius

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to drag in; to pull in

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bingo game

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logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

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affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence

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grape juice

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low technology; low-tech

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Mate

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knitting needle

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Kurahashi

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apprentice; shop boy

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superb poem or song

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Mao

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sproing; boing

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pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder

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overhead throw in judo

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defeatist

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straight hair

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resolute; determined; bold

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preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear

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