jpdb beta

reporter; journalist

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braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

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to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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without

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delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness

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dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

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short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling

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unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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swarthy; dark-skinned

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

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thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

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reply; answer

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

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(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

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Hakone

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hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa

2

Ashinoko

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side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

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abnormal phenomenon; anomaly

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it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

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nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

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look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

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to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

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to sit down; to take a seat

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moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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person being waited for; person who waits

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hindrance; intrusion

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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region; limits; stage; level

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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(rocky) beach; seashore

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

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