jpdb beta

celebration; auspicious occasion

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board game

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darkness; the dark

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person who oversleeps; sleepyhead

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tuck at the waist

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cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

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Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office

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coming and going; commuting

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recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

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change of occupation; career change

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steel

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you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home

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company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance

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father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

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high time; about time

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mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

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the latter

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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to go fishing

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blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)

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(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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very bottom; rock bottom

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three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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entrance fee; participation cost

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getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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tea set

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in a row; in a line

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oil painting

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tune (melody, piece of music)

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training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

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mike; mic; microphone

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to become an expert; to be master at

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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display

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

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spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

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