jpdb beta

pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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in those days

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covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

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persuasion

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to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to meet; to greet

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father and mother; parents

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

3

such-and-such a place

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to repent; to be penitent

4

to have a talk; to tell a story

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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otherwise; or else; if not

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good boy; good girl

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to arrest; to apprehend

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banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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while; during (the time when)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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memory; sense; experience

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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thread; yarn; string

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

3

natto (fermented soybeans)

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

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good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

just a minute; small quantity

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

3

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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to form a group; to form a bunch

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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