jpdb beta

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

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loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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exactly; perfectly

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

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physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy

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to hesitate; to waver

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several minutes; a few minutes

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paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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Shinto shrine

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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moreover; in addition

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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drum

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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China; Chinese

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

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shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook

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quoits; ring toss

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target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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to parade; to march; to walk in procession

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sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout

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evening meal

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to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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net; netting; web

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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