jpdb beta

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

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sitting down; sitting up; sit!

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to become

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to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out

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to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)

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starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation

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bandit; brigand

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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daddy; father; husband

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precious; valuable

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dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing

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contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

2

pet shop

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good night

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reply; answer

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to jump up to one's feet

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to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up

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criminal act

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if you do this; if this is the case

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ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

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Raffin

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to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding

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ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

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a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

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puppy; small dog

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cough; ahem

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to become hungry

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wheat flour

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sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings

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check mark; tick mark

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neigh; whinny

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to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)

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hose; horse

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brush

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stir-fried vegetables

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Kelpie

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one theory; one opinion; another theory

1

clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone

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being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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antipathy; prejudice

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having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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person; man

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space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare

1

westward trip; trip to the West

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descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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