jpdb beta

Saturday

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how; in what way

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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cold sweat

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uh-huh; sniff-sniff

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

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hotel

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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freedom; liberty

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being very busy; busyness

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tough measure; firm step; strong measure

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inconvenient

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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duty; role; function

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accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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intimate; close

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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way; method; means; resource; course

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acting; performance

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pride; boast

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to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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to overdo; to do too much

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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relative; relation; kin

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visitor; caller

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

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playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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nagging; griping

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playing house

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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old man; old geezer

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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a certain ...; some ...

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

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person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

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moon; month

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crater; pockmark

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claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

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peace; harmony

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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to be something familiar

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