jpdb beta

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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professionalism; professional awareness

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contrived; false-sounding

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like that; that way; thus

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good; goodness; right; virtue

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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consequently; as a result

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what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

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conservative

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the reverse; other side; lining

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going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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adversary; opposition; hostile forces

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fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number

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to maintain; to continue to have

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to nip (something) in the bud

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to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

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obvious; undeniable

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in one's hands; in one's control

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unpleasant feeling

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

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existing

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minuscule amount; extremely small quantity

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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path; route; itinerary

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loss; forfeit

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injury; harm; danger

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happy ending

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end; conclusion

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man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness

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detritus; clastic material

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new species; new variety

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in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream

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probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter

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peak; peek

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thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

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one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work

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broadminded

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engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

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to make sense

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incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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corner of one's eye

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

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toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom

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old friend; old pal

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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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