jpdb beta

ascending and descending; going up and down

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trio; gang of three; threesome

2

to draw in; to attract

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

classmate

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so

1

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

1

everyday life; daily life

1

to be common

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

2

to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

1

to possess; to haunt

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

1

strap (to hang onto)

1

inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile

1

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

2

Yuki

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar

1

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

to say; to be called; to do

2

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

instigation; incitement

1

entire world; whole world; world stage

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

surfing

1

to slide down (snow, etc.)

1

things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

1

nonstandard; substandard

1

seeming sad

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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certainly; by all means

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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