jpdb beta

curious; strange; unusual

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golden (colour, color)

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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Western clothing; Western binding

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Japanese clothes

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

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at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

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down jacket; quilted down coat

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tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)

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900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

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eighty; 80

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yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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fair or reasonable price

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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drawstring pouch

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dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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dong (of a bell or gong)

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temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve

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unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

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visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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pedestrian traffic

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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clip-clop (esp. of geta)

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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footwear; footgear; shoes

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zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)

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to walk; to move forward; to make progress

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it may be because

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