jpdb beta

to die; to go to heaven

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duty; role; function

1

be; is

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

1

all for the best; what is right

1

to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

1

earnest; single-minded

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

justification; warrant

1

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

1

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

collection of short stories; collected short stories

2

title

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strange; eccentric

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

2

society; the world; the times

1

bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

2

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

unavoidable; inevitable

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to smile (at someone)

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