jpdb beta

thank you

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

1

to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate

1

because of; owing to; due to

3

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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to bring someone along

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

3

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land

1

spy; spying

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

3

spacious; vast; wide

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3

best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

5

rare

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exception

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mother

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

influence; effect; impact

5

as a child; when one was a child

1

last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

woman; female; feminine gender

9

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

1

new; fresh; novel

2

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

1

to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

is that so?

1

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

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Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

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