jpdb beta

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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truth is stranger than fiction

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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usually; under usual circumstances

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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Jack London

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information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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another person; others

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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now; come (now); well

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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similar to; like

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

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to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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even

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the world in general; society; convention

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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exceedingly; very

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

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small number of people

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to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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to talk together

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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to let one's guard down

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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