jpdb beta

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

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rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

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imitation; sham; -like

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ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

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six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

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three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank

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control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

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loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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proxy; representative

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short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

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burn; scald

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two (long cylindrical things)

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minor injury

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(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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one's home; one's house

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welcome home

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something like ...; something called ...

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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time limit

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

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greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

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luxury item

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to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

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special make; deluxe

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Chinese-style fried rice

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subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

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adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

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ladle; (hen's) egg

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remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

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condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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water well

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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drinking water

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distribution

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unboiled water

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to have diarrhea

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to filter; to strain

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mining

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to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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