jpdb beta

shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

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to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

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rest; break; recess; intermission

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bay; gulf; inlet

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opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

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serious; not joking; straight

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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nose

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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a little; a bit; slightly

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to fan; to incite; to instigate

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imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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extreme; extremity

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to kick down; to defeat

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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who; what kind of person

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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something (or other)

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passing by

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earthquake

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tornado; waterspout

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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to argue vehemently

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such; this sort of; like this

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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to shorten one's life

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to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

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already; too late

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one

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to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

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for private or home use

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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