jpdb beta

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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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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crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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eddies of wind around high buildings

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to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

carbon heater; carbon fiber heater

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poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

1

warming; warmth

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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hourly pay; hourly wage

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700; seven hundred

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great joy

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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door; doorway

2

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

3

to stand stock still

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to drag in; to pull in

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

2

some people; a few people; several people

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

4

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

3

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

3

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

to bring back; to restore

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

2

boyfriend; he; him

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nowadays; recently

1

orthodox school

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pop idol; idol singer

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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