jpdb beta

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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(room) heater; stove

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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throwaway; disposable; single-use

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Cairo

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

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snowman

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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you; I; me; oneself

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to attract attention; to come into the limelight

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don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK

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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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last year

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winter

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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the second time

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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coexistence; living together

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cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

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before long; even now

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(romantic) love

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping

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lily

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relative; relation

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firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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love song; love poem

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to be fated to; be linked by fate

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light of a firefly

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Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)

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