jpdb beta

outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly

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to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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having not the slightest idea

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foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

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birthmark; nevus; bruise

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thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

5

plaster; patch; ointment; liniment

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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to ponder; to brood

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

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work; job; labor; work

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enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning

2

to open; to unfold; to spread out

5

(writ of) summons; subpoena

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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bruise

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swelling; boil

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

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to limp

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to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)

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not only ... but (also); as well as ...

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

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hairdresser; hairdressing

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bruise

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to shout at

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has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)

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(hotel) reception

3

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

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to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour

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person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger

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to poke; to push

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

5

covered in mud; mud-caked

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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overnight guest; house guest

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raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation

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kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef

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five (long cylindrical things)

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acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction

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stray cat; alley cat

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Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

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to make an appearance

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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