jpdb beta

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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to go to meet somebody

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together

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to flirt with; to dally

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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right in front; just opposite; under the nose

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

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festival; feast; carnival

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boarding; board; meals; catering; cook

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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mistake; error; blunder

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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immediately; promptly

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to head towards; to direct one's steps to

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dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

to happen to pass by

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

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to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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to make narrow

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high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

2

to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

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and then; and so; and; so then

2

natural; reasonable; understandable

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polite language (e.g. masu, desu)

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absolutely; only

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

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chastity; virtue; fidelity

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory

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closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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returning home directly

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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