jpdb beta

how ...!; what ...!; what?; what's that?

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drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match

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fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man

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privy seal; imperial seal

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Sukhoi

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area of a piece of land; acreage

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Dhorme

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fertile land; oasis

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thorn apple; jimsonweed; Datura stramonium

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attendance (of the Empress)

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person on duty

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to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains

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to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

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Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

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rich kid; person who grew up wealthy

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tea strainer

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to be splendid; to be superb

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Defense Intelligence Headquarters

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positive plan; constructive policy

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official writing system of a country; official script; kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji

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boss and his henchmen; boss and underlings

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do; (lit.) cannot go

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surrounding country; neighboring villages

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channel (of a stream, valley, etc.)

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obligation

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having good eyesight

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to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

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to help up; to pick up; to bring safely to land

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(lamp) wick

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stop (on a trip); destination

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Morat (Switzerland); Mola

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preliminary examination

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the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects

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(Western-style) umbrella

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after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

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having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

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following blindly; following suit without reflection

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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to treat one's husband with due respect

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per person; per capita; per head

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heat conduction

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mischievous boy

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agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond

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international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade

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supply line; line of communications

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to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way

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ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

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incessant; uninterrupted; continuous

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wildfire

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local anesthesia; local anaesthesia

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