jpdb beta

serious; severe; grave; acute

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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sunlight filtering through trees

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to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

4

dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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to raise (one's voice)

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late; slowly

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breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

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in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives

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to be lost in thought

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

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familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

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what do you want?; can I help you?

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to squat; to crouch

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both elbows

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point in common; common feature

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

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I-novel; novel narrated in the first person

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first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

2

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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real experience; actual observations

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man who is popular with women

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

to make plans

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more than usual (usu. time)

2

school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

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7-Eleven (convenience store chain)

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to encamp; to take up positions

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(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier

2

hot food sold at a convenience store

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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hot dog; corn dog

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to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

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chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

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cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)

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