jpdb beta

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be; is

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chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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to smile (at someone)

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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only; merely; but; no more than

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few days

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in the same way as; just like

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to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

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grinning; smirking

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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ill-natured; inconstancy

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to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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we; us

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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soccer; seersucker

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(foot) race; sprint

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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nine; 9

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

3

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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for this reason

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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adult; grown-up

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one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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older; senior

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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