jpdb beta

foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

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non-zero

2

base; foundation

1

exclusive news; scoop

1

plaster

10

you got that right; exactly; that's it

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to cut; to slit; to cut open

1

final stitching

1

good (place to leave off); convenient

1

Torres

5

open sea

1

silk finish

2

thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss

1

aisle (of a church)

1

blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood

1

fireproof

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan

2

to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by

1

not mince matters; not mince one's words

1

testing stage; test step

1

to close one's business

1

rodent

1

seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form

1

me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven

1

to be in the process of doing

1

to cut; to slit; to slash

1

Gas Gas

2

sacred fire

4

to poke around

1

common (of people)

1

pure of heart and pretty

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

1

conspiracy theory

1

missing number

2

to tie fast; to arrest

1

amateurish

1

washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole

1

to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle

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to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal

1

a laughingstock; a standing joke

1

the following evening

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emigration and immigration

1

unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours

1

dandy; fop

1

revised edition

1

lop-eared

1

to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

1

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face

1

different (from); not the same (as)

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