jpdb beta

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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Halloween

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just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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point in time; occasion

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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to sniff; to smell

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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to overhear

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music

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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see-through; sheer

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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well, I must admit ...

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

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opera house

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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wig

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bustier

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Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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puff sleeve

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garter

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exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

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how; in what way; I wonder

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body build; figure

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seedy-looking; thin

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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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your husband; her husband

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violent; rough

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

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maid

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silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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earphone

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one ear

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pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)

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radio (communication); wireless; not using wires

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to be reflected in a mirror

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freedom; free; open; unrestricted

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