jpdb beta

irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)

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imperial soldier

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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval

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to continue (to say)

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solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness

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(good) advice

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to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

1

reporting, contacting, and consultation

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war

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unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

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entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)

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both people; two people; two directions; both directions

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to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

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tea room; tea ceremony

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Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

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fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement

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fellow student

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good opportunity; chance

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seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

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hungry (e.g. for success)

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless

1

sorting fruit

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to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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old man; old geezer

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driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

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to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

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matter causing distress; something causing worry

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

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apt to think; tend to think

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to say; to be pleased to say

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crash; smash; crunch; bang

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

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undecided

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to seize the initiative

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diplomat

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

3

castle of a feudal lord

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

2

to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

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one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

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sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

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pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

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change of plan

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