jpdb beta

wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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novelist; fiction writer

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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you; I; me; oneself

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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meaning; significance; sense

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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meaning; called; said

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to feel; to sense; to experience

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motherhood; maternity

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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bottom; buttocks

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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anything and everything; just about everything

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

formal marriage interview

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

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punishment; penalty

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sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

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break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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tutti

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change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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white

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