jpdb beta

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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eight; 8

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time; years

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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next morning

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extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

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to sit on a seat

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food

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ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes

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age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

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never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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high time; about time

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to puff up; to inflate

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

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highway route (Edo period); main route

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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conviction; belief; confidence

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

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fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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living room (Western style); sitting room

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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