jpdb beta

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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to dig up; to expose; to disclose

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mountain path

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to lose one's footing; to slip

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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landing

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little by little

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distant

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

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good morning

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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eternity; permanence; perpetuity

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to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

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everyone; anyone; no one

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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year in, year out; always; 24-7

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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with a broad grin; smirking

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onion (Allium cepa)

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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as if; as though

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears

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even; but; however

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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the five senses

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

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the sense of hearing

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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approximately the same

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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last night

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to catch a cold

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to bring someone along

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Afro

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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