jpdb beta

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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population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals

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difficult to obtain; difficult to get

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bridal costume; wedding dress

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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before long

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easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

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landowner; landlord; landlady

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pupil; disciple; follower

4

learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

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(one's parents') home

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Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya

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Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

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marriage proposal; courtship

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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difficult problem; challenge

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furniture store; furniture dealer

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to shake one's head

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word; language; speech

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chance; opportunity

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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cough; ahem

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loved one; lover; sweetheart

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excuse; pretext

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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unreasonable demand

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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decision; determination; resolution

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commitment; pledge; promise

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to shrug one's shoulders

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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to grasp tightly

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

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rabbi

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desert

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gorge; ravine; canyon; glen

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