jpdb beta

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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always; usually

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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(in) my own way

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fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

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(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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counter for books; volume

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book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

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stroke count (of a kanji)

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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to cast down one's eyes

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

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to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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relative; relation; kin

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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to be fated; to be linked by fate

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to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

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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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coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

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using all one's strength; using all one's might

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to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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barley tea

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sigh of relief

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wooden flooring

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to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

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