jpdb beta

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

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musician

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illustrator

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artist; musician

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-ish; -like

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide

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heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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opposite side; opposition

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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full name

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bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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older sister; elder sister

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to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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subordinate person

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

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dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

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to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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intimate; close

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large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

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coarse; crude; rough

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to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

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speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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as (someone) says

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I see; that's right; indeed

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

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nodding; greeting (with eyes)

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one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

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to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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