jpdb beta

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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doll maker

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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to resemble closely

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rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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scone

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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main; principal; chief; primary; major

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physique; constitution

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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choice; preference

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instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

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old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone

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letter; missive; note; mail

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charm; amulet

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three-year-old; triplets

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employment (long term); hire

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taking care of someone

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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to look into; to peer in

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traces; evidence

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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pebble

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triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

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watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

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writing paper; stationery; notepaper

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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successor

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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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 detest; to abhor; to loathe

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matter; thing; affair; circumstance

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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the next era

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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relation; relationship

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white

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