jpdb beta

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

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impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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contagion; infection

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milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)

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to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress

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lip; lips

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well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

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to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

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detailed; clear

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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close; intimate; on good terms

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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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 begin to speak

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about when; about what time; how soon

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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album

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in great numbers

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storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

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as a child; when one was a child

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

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human body

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about

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to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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same age

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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assent; consent

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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common; frequent

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

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to correct oneself; to restate

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

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