jpdb beta

enshrinement

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each; every

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to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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miraculous

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to have a narrow escape from death

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fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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to be off the press

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true story

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based on; built on; made from

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to put on airs; to assume importance

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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degradation over time; time-related deterioration

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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memory; sense; experience

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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

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to be absorbed in reading

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burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture

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witnessing; observing; sighting

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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truth

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to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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duty; role; function

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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selling by the piece

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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in the end; at the end of the day

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yes; that is so

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manly; masculine; like a man

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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maybe; could be; might

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to grow taller (of people)

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to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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way; course; the only way

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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