jpdb beta

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

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sealed letter

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turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

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prickling; stinging; tingling

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

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to love one another

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ruin; destruction; fall

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settlement; solution; resolution

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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to become bloodshot

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letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious

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sincere; honest; faithful

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straight-laced person; stubborn person

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limit; bound

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

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every single word and phrase; word by word

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having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

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same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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window frame; sash

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to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

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sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

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tomboy

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grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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expression of love; showing love

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to pour on

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to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

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(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

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to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

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to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood

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friend

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ill-mannered; rude

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sitting with one knee drawn up

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to grumble; to complain

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish

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want to ... do something; would like to ...

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