jpdb beta

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

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calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

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vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

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rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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to enjoy (oneself)

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open air

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on

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school life

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sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

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till just now

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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younger brother

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infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)

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low rating; bad reputation

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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businesslike; professional

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slightly; faintly

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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towel

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to be able to conceal

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modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

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body build; figure

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looks; features

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hair type; hair quality

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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