jpdb beta

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to say; to be called; to do

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boy soprano

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distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to blame; to find fault with

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narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant

1

restaurant

2

without

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purchase; buy

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cost; expense

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friend

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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to be of help; to be useful; to go toward

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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modesty; humility; being humble

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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reply; answer

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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virile; tough; masculine; intense

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intellectual

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call; appeal

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audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level

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age 10

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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

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rapid development; rapid unfolding

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izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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