jpdb beta

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

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main gate; main entrance

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments

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to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition

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not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

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vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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plain and simple; straightforward

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

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running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

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older sister; lass; young lady

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embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

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vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit

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tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate

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talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

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large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike

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brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

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alternative plan

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various reasons

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line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

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report; notification; registration

2

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

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to press a question; to cross-examine

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vending machine

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handmade; homemade

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unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box

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dried fruit

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elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology

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nth-year student; nth-year pupil

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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music

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pouch; accessory case

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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young master; son of a high-ranking person

2

luxury car

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other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

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tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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Mafia

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bodyguard

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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