jpdb beta

(marriage) proposal

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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should do; ought to do

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

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another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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feeling; mood

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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means; is; as for

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we

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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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don't you think?; indicates question

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ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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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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vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

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pressure

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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to take out; to drag out

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

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to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

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