jpdb beta

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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the last moment; the very end

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one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

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maybe; could be; might

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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second (unit of time); arc second

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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after graduation

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off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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alteration; falsification; faking

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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to fade; to become dim

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time passes

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ten years; decade

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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weather vane

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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peace; harmony

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

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address (on envelope, etc.)

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surely; certainly

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funny story; funny anecdote

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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money

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

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to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term

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primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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popular name; common name; given name

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nickname

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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who

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to pretend

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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apparent age (of someone); rough age

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lower right

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to take out; to drag out

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blunt; curt; brusque

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to answer the phone

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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