jpdb beta

facing upward

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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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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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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graduate school

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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so; like this; in this way

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to sit up

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to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

3

dead of night; midnight

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

moonlight

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

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fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

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to run off; to break into a run; to start running

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to stagger; to stumble

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dozens; scores of; decades

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metre; meter; meter; gauge

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

4

reality; actuality; hard fact

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

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to show signs of; to appear

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since when; from when; how long

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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(one's parents') home

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Japan Railways; JR

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Mitaka Station

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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barrage of questions

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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deeply emotive; moving

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simple; plain

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to bud; to sprout

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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a quarrel; argument

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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divorce

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harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

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