jpdb beta

shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

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endless; boundless; everlasting

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precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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to take one's eyes off

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cooking practice; (school) cooking class

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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nikujaga; meat and potato stew

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

3

to peel; to skin; to pare

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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skillful handling of a kitchen knife

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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no!; don't!; tsk!

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first-aid kit

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Paik

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slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution

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riverside; edge of a river

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changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

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television program; TV program

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potato chips; potato crisps

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sleeping together

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unavoidable; inevitable

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leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)

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click

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handcuffs; manacles

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to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span

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horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

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small

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to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

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attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed

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frail; slender; feminine

5

early rising

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to cross the line; to go too far

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transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake

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seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

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spice

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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twins; twin

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with a light thud

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