jpdb beta

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

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one meeting

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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to the end

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to stand up; to leave

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pull; patronage; tug; discount

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being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

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easy task; no problem

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if you insist (on it)

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this, that and the other; this and that

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bad temper; bad mood

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whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

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medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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beads of sweat

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to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

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one defeat

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playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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new record (in sports, etc.)

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doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)

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tonic; pick-me-up

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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rule of thumb

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bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in

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premature ejaculation

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rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

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linking poems

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adult man

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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aphrodisiac

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

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Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

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lewdness; lasciviousness

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to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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ongoing; in progress; afoot

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sadism

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

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deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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