jpdb beta

general idea; concept; notion

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four

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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to kneel

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mother

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to look away; to turn away

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nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to cling to; to embrace

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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to hold up in one's arms

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

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kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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peddler; pedlar; hawker

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hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

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to point at

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staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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acquaintance

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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daily necessities

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economical; comparatively cheap

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

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such and such; so and so

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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judgement; judgment; connoisseur

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

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good person; virtuous person

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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short; brief

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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