jpdb beta

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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identifiable; personalized

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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Scott; Scot

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adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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flight; running away; absconding; elopement

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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to try all possible means

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here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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to take over; to hand over

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restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse

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rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child

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according to (someone)

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to care for someone; to look after someone

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maternal grandfather

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(present) head of a family

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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attendant; follower

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attendant male servant

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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former years; formerly; a few years ago

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putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up

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how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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suddenly; all at once; rapidly

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steward; butler

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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godsend; gift from providence

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travel; trip; journey

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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generation; the world; the age

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to want; to desire

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to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

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months and years

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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personal connections

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comfort; ease

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to shake one's head

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aha!; yes sir

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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