jpdb beta

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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passage; paragraph

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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beast; brute; animal

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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attendant; companion

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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the next era

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

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exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)

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duty; role; function

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to save; to leave over; to spare

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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without

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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ability; faculty

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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discovery; detection; finding

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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village girl

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

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