jpdb beta

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch

2

(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)

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simply; merely; only; solely

3

blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

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don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

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to peek; to peep

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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paper

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

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to speak the truth

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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

like that; so

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

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to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

2

village

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

festival; feast; carnival

2

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

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to be found

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

4

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

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villager

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

pedestal

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

double-edged; double-edged blade

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to pull up; to haul up

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

2

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

to tear off; to rip off

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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I; as for me

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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