jpdb beta

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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lover; mistress

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money; metal

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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revenge

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because of this

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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he; she; that guy

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

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pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

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what to do

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to leave undone

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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overall victory; championship

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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success; hit

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faking crying; crocodile tears

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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shout; yell; scream

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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of all people

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careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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trick

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