jpdb beta

whichever one chooses; either way

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to straighten oneself

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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drama; play; powerful drug

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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to make a sound

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skill; dexterity; proficiency

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silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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baby

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to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

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cot; basinette; crib

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mother

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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you can do it if you try

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program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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warm welcome

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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title; caption; heading

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entirely; (not) at all

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having not the slightest idea

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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agriculture

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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unheard-of; unprecedented

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action

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action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene

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liking; taste; choice

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love story; romance; love affair

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to gaze long at

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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