jpdb beta

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

3

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

(in) her way; peculiar to her

1

defense plan

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

2

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

1

anger; wrath

2

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

rare

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

2

to be the case that

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

3

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

3

moonlight

3

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

4

(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy

1

lips

2

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

2

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

hey there; I say; see here

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

urban area; urban district

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

2

street light

2

night wind

2

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

1

(not) so much; (not) that much

1