jpdb beta

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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remote past; far ago; time immemorial

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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album

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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tall (of a person)

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to become hungry

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appetite (for food)

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to be greedy; to devour greedily

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

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early; quickly; promptly

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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huge success

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

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calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

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to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

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stage; performance

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles

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hat; cap

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thumb; big toe

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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they

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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coupled with; together

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to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

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outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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band; belt

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percussion

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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even now; still; as yet

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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smooth

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program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

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being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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