jpdb beta

it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

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to be too long

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division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie

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slightly early; just before

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to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

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to leak out

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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self-introduction

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cat

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appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

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light brown; tawny

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

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ill-bred; poorly brought up

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formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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and then; and so; and; so then

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be; is

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acquaintance

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black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

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dark brown; olive brown

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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hair style; coiffure; hairdo

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historical play; period drama

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word; vocabulary

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

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light yellow

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village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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to settle down

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even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous

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outward appearance; looks

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

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tough; strong; tenacious

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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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master; expert

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