jpdb beta

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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(the thing) itself

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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what day; how many days

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both knees

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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police drama (television); detective drama

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

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similar to; like

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crossing; intersection

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decision; determination

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matter; item; facts

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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meal; dinner; diet

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bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath

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act; deed; conduct

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sense of reality

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ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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nice; likeable; desirable

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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blanket

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to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

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next; secondly; subsequently

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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to take a shower

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this kind of

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every time; each round

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face

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reading (books)

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right in the middle (of); midst; height

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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laptop (computer); notebook (computer)

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