jpdb beta

inept detective

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regular train; local train; train that stops at every station

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to paste; to stick on with glue; to starch (e.g. a shirt); to scrape a living

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party game

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salad bar

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fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)

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hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)

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tumbler; self-righting doll

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minimalist (person, artist)

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nozzle; jet

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particular interest; fondness

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carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; bucket carried on either end of a pole

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man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather

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necessary

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correct size; perfect size

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minute hand

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the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)

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stretching; sidestroke (swimming)

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to show a guest in

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very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

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anime otaku

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looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving

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plate of assorted fried food

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Hammurabi

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thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)

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chain-link fence; wire mesh fence

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one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

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(hamster) wheel

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pattern resembling that of arrow feathers

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tortoise

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discovery

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auction site

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wide-leg pants

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Choco pie

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weak point

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Date

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anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account

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conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold

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speed-eating contest

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head

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real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)

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rayon

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sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)

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two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)

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tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

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autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox

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meeting place; open area for meetings, markets, etc.

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tightly; snugly

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resale

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nap raising

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