jpdb beta

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

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take-out (food)

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

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soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

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reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness

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to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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registration; accession; register; entry; record

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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enough about ...

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to guess right

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half a year; six months

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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freelance journalist

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lucky; fortunate

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

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how much; how many; what amount; what extent

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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exchange; conversion

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place of dispatch; place of origin

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geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

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all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

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to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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does not seem (to be)

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bright; intelligent

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gist; main point

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friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation

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to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

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extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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extra-large; king-size

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without permission; without notice

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above; more than

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whatever

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almond (Prunus dulcis)

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form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

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passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving

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to invite

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N

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extremely

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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