jpdb beta

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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several days later

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy

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skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

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in terms of; from the point of view of

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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straight line

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to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

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

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one's birth mother; one's biological mother

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husband

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occurrence; happening; incident; event

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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history

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description; account

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to do ...

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going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

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to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand

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thank you; thanks

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deceased; late; dead; departed

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of all people

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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slightly; faintly

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to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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easy; plain; simple

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writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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in person; personally; (do) oneself

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especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

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reading and writing

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deep emotion; impression; inspiration

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten

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nickname

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

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even (e.g. even a child)

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