jpdb beta

heaving; pulling

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in the prefecture; prefectural

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letting (a ball) pass; missing (a grounder); error

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how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully

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Scotch egg

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to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity

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tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

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just the two of them

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Ima Ikuyo (1947.12.3-)

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ordinary person; untitled individual

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landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)

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lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)

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five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life

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wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

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don't; you can't

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throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging

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in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

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extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

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to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

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language barrier

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to express in a roundabout way

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vigorous; cheerful; assertive

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forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

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foolhardy; reckless; fearless

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no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness

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exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure

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sense of space; spaciousness

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model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft

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to peel off and fall; to flake away

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cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures

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miser; cheapskate; skinflint

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milking; milker; milkmaid

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to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out

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upper jaw; palate

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whole college

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crusty; flaky; dried out

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imported article; imported goods

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chatter; prattle; lapping (up); slurping; sound of juicy food being bitten into

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patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured

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The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)

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can never be able to

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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profuse sweat

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to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

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universal gravitation

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debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser

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results of a vote; voting results

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someone who battles on in difficult circumstances

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ranking table (e.g. sports league)

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to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit

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