jpdb beta

I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

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

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

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person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

1

outward appearance; looks

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

3

creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)

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frequent appearance; frequent occurrence

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witch

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often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

4

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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side

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retainer; vassal; follower

1

affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

1

overflowing with charm; full of smiles

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

7

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

lovely; cute; charming; sweet

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

1

to spread (of flames)

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dripping wet; soaked; drenched

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there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

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skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

1

bad influence; negative influence

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clean

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one's younger days; when one was young

1

middle and high-school students

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what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

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behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness

3

thinking back now; looking back

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eyepatch; eye bandage

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

accidental death

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

1