jpdb beta

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

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news

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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blessing

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before now; hitherto

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several times; a few times

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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bookshop; bookstore

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general store

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boutique

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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ornament; decoration

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paper bag

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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brand; bland

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tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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illness

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pet shop

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water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

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fish

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

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to swim

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to lie deep in; to extend far back

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oxygen supply

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tropical fish

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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season; time of year

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to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

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to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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(pet) owner; keeper

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bang; whump; boom

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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