jpdb beta

serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere

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he; him; boyfriend

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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being used to socializing with women (of a man)

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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fire; flame; blaze

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suspension (in a vehicle)

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cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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thread; yarn; string

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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oh!; oh?; my!

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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unit price; unit cost

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picture book

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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Guri and Gura (children's book series)

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... years old; age (of) ...

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literature; books (reference); document

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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be; is

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common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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horror

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to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

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