jpdb beta

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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originally; by nature; from the start

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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the way back; the way home; return trip

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bookshop; bookstore

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big; large; great

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novel; (short) story

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journal; magazine; periodical

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teaching materials

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small; little; tiny

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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to lower one's voice; to speak more softly

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third floor

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close to the ear

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whispered conversation; whispering

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whisper; murmur

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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being startled; getting a shock

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

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bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

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sound (of a sentence); euphony

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complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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1000 yen

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expenses; disbursements

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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three; 3

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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title (of a work of art)

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afterwards

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purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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different opinion; objection

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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