jpdb beta

prologue; preface

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking

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to be born

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great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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fate; destiny; lot

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chance meeting

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to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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anecdote

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after ages; posterity; future life; the next world

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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throat; singing voice

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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review; rehearsal

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well; now; then

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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the end

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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rage; fury

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to laugh away; to laugh off

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weakness

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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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beat; mora

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

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however

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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to answer; to reply

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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