jpdb beta

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

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to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

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fake; something false; sham; deception

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

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doll maker

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in case of; at that time; at this time

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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to watch what one says; to mind one's language

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request

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later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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judgement; judgment; connoisseur

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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good news

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calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

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whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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doorman

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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Italian restaurant

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single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

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to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

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dinner

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to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

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to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

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moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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Julia

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

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porcino (Boletus edulis); penny bun; cep

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