jpdb beta

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

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dead person; deceased person

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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outward appearance; looks

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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then; if so; if

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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family register; census

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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just because; even if; even though

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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only; merely; nothing but; no more than

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pretending to know; claiming to have an answer

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elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

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father

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finally; after; following; at the end (of)

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a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

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double take (esp. out of surprise)

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how many; how old

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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eulogy; compliment

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to be worried; to be troubled

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forty; 40

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outsider; someone outside of a group

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to grasp tightly

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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straightforwardly; in an outspoken manner

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

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even if I told you

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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escape; evasion; flight

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defense; defence; protection

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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contradiction; inconsistency

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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