jpdb beta

to (do) like this

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gasping

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lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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dawn

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

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to address

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letter; missive; note; mail

2

suffix for familiar person

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well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

2

various fiefdoms; various domains

2

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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you; dear; honey

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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legend; tradition

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to begin to speak

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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to be fated to; be linked by fate

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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lineage; pedigree; family line

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to dilute; to water down

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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(the thing) itself

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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