jpdb beta

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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young person; youth; young

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to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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consideration; taking into account

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easy-to-understand

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hostage

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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face

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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one (thin, flat object); one sheet

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tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)

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coarse (texture or grain)

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

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natural growth; wild growth

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fibre; fiber

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to weave

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textile; fabric

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

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to grasp tightly

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to make sure of the truth

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we

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

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assuming that ...; supposing that ...

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to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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two times; twice; two degrees

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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high-handed; overbearing

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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safety; welfare; well-being

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)

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conviction; belief; confidence

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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