jpdb beta

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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surely; certainly

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

4

anything and everything; just about everything

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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to pick up; to find; to gather

4

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

3

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

4

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

2

long slits (esp. of eyes)

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pupil (of eye); eye

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to open one's eyes wide

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

2

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

3

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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to cheer; to jeer; to mock

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

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two o'clock

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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sofa; couch

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

to sit (down)

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solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

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shoulder

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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