jpdb beta

collecting; assembling

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taking the initiative

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oval-faced; long-faced

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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to be all smiles

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

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to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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this and that; one thing or another

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itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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sincerity; good faith

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skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

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just the other day; quite recently

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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sightseeing; tourism

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to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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to begin to walk; to set out

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rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

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end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

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one's own country

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famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)

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tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to ascend; to go up; to climb

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

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guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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friendly; amicable

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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presentation

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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