jpdb beta

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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successor

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decision; determination

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as you know; as you are aware

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for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

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treasure

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the late; the deceased

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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approval; endorsement

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mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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to experience

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to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

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dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time

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we

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generation; the world; the age

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still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

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head house (family); birthplace; originator

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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Yumiko

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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to nod to one another

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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cake shop; pastry shop

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

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popularity

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kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

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to be conceited

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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won't you

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one eyebrow

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sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

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