jpdb beta

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

first knuckle joint

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(not so) much; (not) very

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up

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to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

tap water

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to wash away; to rinse off

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

handkerchief

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adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

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briskly; quickly; promptly

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peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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stew; hodgepodge

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

3

switching over to; migration; transition

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you (plural)

2

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

to love

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the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo

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period (e.g. class)

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modern Japanese; current written style

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young female rice planter; young girl

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

1

to doze (off)

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

mechanical

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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