jpdb beta

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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cooked rice; meal

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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lovesickness

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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secret talk

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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older; senior

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soon to fall in love

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser

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wheat flour

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

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how many times?

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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alarm

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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

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middle of the night; dead of night

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

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to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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