jpdb beta

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

4

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

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town; city; municipal; urban

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rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

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chewing gum; gum; rubber

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

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to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

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to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

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to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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culmination; southing; crossing the meridian

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both (people); the two of them

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graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

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to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize

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to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

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mysterious

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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game; contest; bout

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

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for today; for the time being

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sure; yeah; I know

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

4

(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

2

General Electric; GE

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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(having) two choices; choice between two things

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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face (of person)

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great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

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to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch

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