jpdb beta

book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style

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Western book

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in spite of; regardless of

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letter; missive; note; mail

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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cloth-covered

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dark roast (coffee)

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milk

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child; childish person; immature person

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way of taking (a pill); way of drinking

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to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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every morning

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address

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mailing; posting

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sending back; return to sender

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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means; way; measure

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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to cover up; to conceal

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

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beyond one's control; nothing one can do

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impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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to rise; to swell; to be promoted

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

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to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

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precisely because

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Saturday

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overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

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