jpdb beta

to clap one's hands in prayer

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long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)

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closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

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toothpick

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ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book)

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast

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kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

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intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

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grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

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vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

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adult; grown-up

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect

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as if; as though

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to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in

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dresser; dressing table; vanity table

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station; office; guardroom

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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interest; rights; concession

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sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

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low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)

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document; papers

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preface; introduction; preamble

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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gift; present; tip; bribe

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space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

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to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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criminal record

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important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

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bell (often globular)

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affable; sociable; friendly

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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abandoned child; foundling

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to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

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acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

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razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

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