jpdb beta

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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to tear (up) paper

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to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

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abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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to be cleared of a charge

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jealous person

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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in that way; like that; that way

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to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart

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to fight; to exchange blows

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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loitering on the way; wayside grass

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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even

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

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love-letter

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draft; rough copy

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to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of

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was

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unfinished

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secondhand store

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to purchase; to buy in

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library; book collection; paperback book

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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to become excited; to grow lively

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men and women of all ages

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matrimonial happiness; happy marriage

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going together

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early in the morning

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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liking; taste; choice

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded

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gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)

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