jpdb beta

proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)

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dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to ask; to enquire; to query

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elder sister; effeminate man

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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heavy snowfall; white devil

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to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

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celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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sitting opposite each other

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cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot

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to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person

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both eyes

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to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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to take one's eyes off

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exaltation; emotional uplift

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fumbling; groping

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

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this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

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dinner; evening meal

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bath

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to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

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choices; alternatives; options

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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to wipe off; to wipe up

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two-storied building

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upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

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washroom; bathroom

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white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

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desk

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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