jpdb beta

in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes

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water fountain

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garden; park

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if it's the case

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dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up

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to play a central role; to take a leading part

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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another kind; different kind; distinct species

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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mysterious; mystical

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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heartening; reassuring

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self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

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god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

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smile

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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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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meow; miaow; cat

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meow; miaow

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how; in what way; I wonder

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tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively

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to raise; to set up

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male (animal, plant)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

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one day; (on) a certain day

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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

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to have an interest (in)

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to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into

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doggie; pooch; bow-wow

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princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

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counter for horsemen

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practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

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night

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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