jpdb beta

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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silence

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escalator

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handrail; railing; banister

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dazzling; radiant

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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to meet; to greet

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

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headphone

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tension; strain

4

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

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huge; big; gargantuan

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sometimes; often

3

cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations

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mock exam; practice exam; practice test

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student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

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welcome!; nice to see you!

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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classmate

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Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

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Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later

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events of the day; current affairs

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from the beginning; from scratch

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

1

to explain the situation

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

at least

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huge mound; heap; pile

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immediately; at once; instantly

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how; in what way; by what means

4

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

3

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

controller

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button (clothing); push-button

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!

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