jpdb beta

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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with a click; with a snap

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feeble

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

10

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

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to bring someone along

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

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ticklish; embarrassing

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though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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another (person); the other person; one more (person)

5

member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

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on the occasion of

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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once more; again

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

4

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

2

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

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well!; huh; my, my

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to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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doing as one is told; yes-man

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blackboard

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scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)

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