jpdb beta

diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal

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New Year's period (January 1 to 3)

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to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line

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sexual relations; sexual relationship

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(received) present; gift

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tusk; fang

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we; us

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middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")

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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

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firewall

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to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

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voyager

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whispering into a person's ear

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issuer; publisher

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plump; rather overweight

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cutie; sweetie

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to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden

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national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)

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bilateral

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single woman; spinster

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to pinch and crush; to pinch out

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chick; baby bird

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quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

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without penalty; acquittal; impunity

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Morinaka

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to make a thundering sound; to make roar

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publishing house; publishing office

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sudden death

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restricted; confined; unfree

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marriageable age

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to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

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bangle

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to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly

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special treatment

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dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

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beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

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desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage

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to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

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well-known; famous

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god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

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undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour

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openly; in public; without caring what others think

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numbered tag; numbered ticket

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treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

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Sandra

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(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on

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to shorten one's life

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having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

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sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate

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