jpdb beta

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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young CEO; young company president

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gentle; mild; meek; tender

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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to meet; to greet

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priest's black robe

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priest; monk; bonze

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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antique; vintage item

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kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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sofa; couch

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to sit (down)

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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forty; 40

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gentle; mild-mannered

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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interruption; interference; butting in

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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odds and ends; all; every

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with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound

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strong; intense; severe

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anger; wrath

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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the exact opposite

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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slow; late; too late

3

changing clothes; change of clothes

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school uniform

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to change (one's clothes)

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to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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tie; necktie

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to retighten

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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