jpdb beta

to jump up to one's feet

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duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

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so much; so; like that

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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ghost story

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novel; (short) story

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fiction

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faint; swoon

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haunted house

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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(flower) vase

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one's every action; every single move

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overreaction

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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misunderstanding

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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first impression

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indicates question

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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

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is it not so?

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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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travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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princess; daughter of a nobleman

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whatever

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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friendly

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self-introduction

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

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any number of times

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exception

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aha!; yes sir

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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to take time

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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(giving) instruction; initiation

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don't you think?; indicates question

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