jpdb beta

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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persevering; very patient

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diligent student; studious person

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study group; study meeting

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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to concern; to be related

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digression; many divergences

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variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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to communicate

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

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lodging house

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branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to be at a loss for words

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speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

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relax

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innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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wet through; drenched

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only once

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smell(ing) of sweat

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blister; corn

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etiquette; courtesy

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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smiling; grinning

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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to stand stock still

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author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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profile

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backscratcher

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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residing; living; dwelling

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fighting game (usu. one-on-one)

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cream puff

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diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

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long; (for a) long time

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novelist; fiction writer

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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