jpdb beta

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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reddish brown

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brick

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to look old; to get old

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wooden; made of wood

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door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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password; watchword; motto; slogan

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of course; certainly; naturally

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to step forward; to take a step forward

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

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calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!

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hoodlum; ruffian

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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obedient; docile; quiet

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then; well; so; be; is

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alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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clandestine meeting

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pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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to embrace each other

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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cheek (of face)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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perfume; scent

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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outside of; not covered by

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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before long; even now

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explosion; rupture; break off

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to throb; to beat fast

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indicates question

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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ridiculous; odd

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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in this way; like this

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

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