jpdb beta

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)

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

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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near; nearby; not far off

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overhead wires; elevated railway

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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Voices of a Distant Star

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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review; rehearsal

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

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to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else

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civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

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kendo gi; kendo uniform

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dress; outfit

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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hat; cap

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saliva; spit; sputum

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dress

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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down; fuzz; fluff

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dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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roadside; wayside

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to blow across

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cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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dilapidated house; deserted house

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

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prefab hut

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to go up the stairs

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

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like this; in this way; as you see

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life in a dormitory; dormitory life

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meeting place

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free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size

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to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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home area; home town; local

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profoundly memorable

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to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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separate

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