jpdb beta

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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senior; older

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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two; 2

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one's native land

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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order of chivalry; chivalric order

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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youth; young man

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to wear a sword at one's side

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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mere; only a ...

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chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

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light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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meaning; significance; sense

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

2

shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to be needed; to be wanted

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

3

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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dress

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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bloodstain

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to become frayed; to become loose

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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