jpdb beta

to be profitable; to yield a profit

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pull; patronage; tug; discount

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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and; thereupon; because of that

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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several animals

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

4

three; three years of age

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linking together; tying in a row

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cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced; inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies

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daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground

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snake; serpent; large snake

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while passing each other

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large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)

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immediately; promptly

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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here; with this

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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evening; dusk

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easy to understand

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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crowd; throng

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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father; dad

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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contest; competition; struggle; scramble

1

something (or other)

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

1

auction

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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nine; 9

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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wise; clever; smart

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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