jpdb beta

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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20 years old

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

bench

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shoes

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a little bit; a little while

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

2

salary; wages; pay

1

awfully; terribly

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

1

Cinderella

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glass; pane

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

2

as if; as though

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

down jacket; quilted down coat

1

pocket

2

to sniffle; to snivel

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

3

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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coincident with; while; simultaneously

2

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

3

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

2

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

2

as always; as usual

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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