jpdb beta

younger sister

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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bad boy; naughty child; brat

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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three; three years of age

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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(young) girl

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Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

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to talk; to speak

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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a throw; a fall

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

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was; were

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early

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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relative; relation; kin

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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to bring someone along

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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a little bit; a little while

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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arson; setting fire

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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small quantity; little; little while; short distance

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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