jpdb beta

to leave behind

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Niigata (city, prefecture)

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prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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politician; statesman

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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only once

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and; thereupon; because of that

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woman; girl

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clique; faction

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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school rules; school regulations

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fruit of a tree; nut; berry

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Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)

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for use as food; edible

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air freshener; fragrance; aromatic

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time

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to cense; to burn incense

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(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

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great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

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hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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to shed blood

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immediately following

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to grasp tightly

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visitor; caller

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intercom; interphone

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

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who

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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kosui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia)

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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to pass each other; to cross paths

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