jpdb beta

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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of all people

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

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had better ...; had better not ...

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around

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also called

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

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off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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to break the silence; to break one's silence

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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confronting directly; meeting face-to-face

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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to stop walking; to pause

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one more time; once more; once again

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detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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negative; contradictory

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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

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hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

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quietly; soundlessly

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