jpdb beta

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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joining a club

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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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drama; theatre; theater; play

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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children's house; child welfare residential facility

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spittoon

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very busy (person or thing)

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will not do; do not; does not

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

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cooperation; collaboration

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emphasizes direct object of action

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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this

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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script; screenplay; scenario

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beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

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stimulating; exciting; provocative

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beyond imagination; unimaginable

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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hawk; falcon

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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flattery; compliment

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something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

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older; senior

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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phantom; vision; illusion

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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normally; habitually

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club activities; extracurricular activities

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feelings of gratitude

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

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very; greatly; exceedingly

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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