jpdb beta

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

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semi-invalid

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fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope

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fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

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hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

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with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

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the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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ten o'clock

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three people sitting in a triangle

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behind one's back

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tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

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clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave

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vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

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young and cheeky; brash; sassy

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youth; minor; young people

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bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

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to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

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to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance

1

to change direction

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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reading; perusing

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vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)

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light; lamp

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while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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noon; midday

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

2

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

2

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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contained in a letter

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streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)

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sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love

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old mother; aged mother

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one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

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yearning; longing for; deep affection

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