jpdb beta

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

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regret; repentance; remorse

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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is something that; is that which

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lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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old man; old geezer

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age; years

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adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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independence; self-reliance

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to grow old; to age

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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(romantic) love

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thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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to take someone's hand

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period; term; interval

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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six minutes

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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in; at; for

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never again

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the exact opposite

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to increase; to multiply

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wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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to look forward to

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quickly; smoothly

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

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one hand

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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in large drops

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to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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to wave one's hand

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