jpdb beta

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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I; me; you; manservant

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to take over; to hand over

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is that so?

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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Shidzuko; Shizuko

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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materials; data; document

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Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)

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acid; sourness; sour taste

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

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purity; chastity

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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-ish; -like

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

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to be found; to be discovered

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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bell (often globular)

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

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please

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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thank you

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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school friend

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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months (period of)

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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