jpdb beta

literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context

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recollection; reminiscence

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celebratory banquet; feast

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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fairy; sprite; elf

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debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

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improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up

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tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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gust of wind

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal

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resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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it's none of your business; it's not your concern

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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years later

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handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

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while; during; performed in this condition

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complainant; plaintiff

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person

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scolding

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a tax official; a revenue officer

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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information; making a report (to a superior)

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walls have ears; (lit.) sliding doors have eyes

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism

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to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

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large amount of money; great cost

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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rich person

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grandpa; granddad

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not understanding; not knowing

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soroban bead with value one

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reputation; respectability

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering

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stature; body height

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

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willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling

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board

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billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports

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