jpdb beta

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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ho-ho

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to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

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wild animal

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marking; scent marking

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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broad or spacious veranda; eaves

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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to wash away; to rinse off

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

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(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

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to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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to get on; to climb on

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shit!; damn!

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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these guys; these fellows

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to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

2

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

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conference room; council room

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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tatami-matted

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100; hundred

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counter for people

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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it seems that; as if

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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classical; classic

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of

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volume (sound)

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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to come to mind; to pop into one's head

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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several people; a few people

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among (them); of (them)

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whisper

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scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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