jpdb beta

matte (metallurgical)

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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exactly as stated; verbatim

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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progress; advance; improvement; development

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indescribable; having no way to express

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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apology

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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relief; peace of mind

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insubstantial; pointless

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

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ability; faculty

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language

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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myself

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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delusion; trick of the imagination

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explanation; interpretation

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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to draw in; to attract

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

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