jpdb beta

bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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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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Japanese clothes

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civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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along

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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room; apartment; flat

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

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indirect lighting

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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dresser

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cosmetics; toilet articles

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English (language)

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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carpet

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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the more one looks (at it) the more...

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Western-style room

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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Japanese-style room

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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look, look!

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cushion

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Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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corner; nook; recess

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journal; magazine; periodical

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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this morning

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leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)

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cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds

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(powder) puff

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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