jpdb beta

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

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Western video game

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to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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to wave one's hand

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mother

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to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry

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deep impression

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

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tutorial

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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shamelessly; brazenly

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to put one's hand on; to touch

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bath towel

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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humid; sultry

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small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall

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wooden; made of wood

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meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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expression; look; countenance; face

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folding one's arms

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Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

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sauna

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in addition; besides

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male instincts; male frivolity

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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reply; answer

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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limbs; arms and legs; body

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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