jpdb beta

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

1

scientist

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manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

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avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

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overall

2

to spend time (on doing something)

1

limit

2

rare item; rarity

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

foolish talk; idle talk

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one by one; in detail; minutely

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sandy beach

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tea-tasting contest

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spitting

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

beach; foreshore

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

Chevalier

5

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

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to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

2

ultimate goal

2

surface of a board or record

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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

does not seem (to be)

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distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

1

system of government; government structure

1

calm; composed; leisurely

1

to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

1

behind one's back

1

secret story; unknown episode

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

4

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

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pill; lozenge; tablet

2

good and evil

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

applicant; candidate

1

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

membrane; film

1

bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water

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to crack jokes

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weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

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stroke of sword

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to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence

2

surface of a wall

2

to hold the key (to)

2

to push (something) against

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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