jpdb beta

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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both; (not) either

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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how long; how far; how much

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accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

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this and that; one thing or another

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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final; eventual; ultimate

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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fate; destiny; lot

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lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to be fated to; be linked by fate

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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precisely because

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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that is to say; so that means

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to decide; to determine

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how many; how much

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

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formal marriage interview

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marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service

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relative; relation

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beginning; clue; starting point

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

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mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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Nagoya (city)

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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