jpdb beta

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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reason; right

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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acquaintance

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hedge; fence; border; limit

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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stranger; outsider

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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healing; cure; recovery

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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or

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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to cast down one's eyes

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

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companion; company; tritagonist

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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settlement; solution; resolution

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two times; twice; two degrees

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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to happen to meet; to come across

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a long time (since the last time)

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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to start forgetting

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cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

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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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that sort of; like that

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to smile (at); to grin (at)

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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to surface

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

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to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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