jpdb beta

as always; as usual

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to dream (of)

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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called; known as; that; to say

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"it was all a dream"-ending

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

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to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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washroom; bathroom

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with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment

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good morning; g'morning

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more than usual (usu. time)

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corn soup

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pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

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dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing

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to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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to teach; to take a teaching job

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birthday

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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20th day of the month; 20 days

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older brother and younger sister

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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only daughter

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cousin (older male)

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younger sister

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overall; general; as a whole

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Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

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quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent

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(one's parents') home

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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living together (of two people)

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training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

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aunt

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

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artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

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digression

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

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to do as one likes

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advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

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stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

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(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

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realistic; pragmatic

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to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

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