jpdb beta

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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is not; am not; are not

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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both; (not) either

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just a little

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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time limit; closing day; deadline

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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notification; pre-1886 administrative order

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drink; beverage

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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vending machine

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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sex slave; sexual slavery

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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apology

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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interruption; interference; butting in

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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imitation; copying

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absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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