jpdb beta

old woman

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other people's affairs; someone else's problem

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ashtray

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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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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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finger; hands and fingers; hands

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to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

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lover; mistress; kept woman

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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heavy loss

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being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself

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spy; secret agent; spying

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair

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mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

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to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding

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intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought

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world of suffering; life of prostitution

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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in the end; at the end of the day

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stranger; tramp; wanderer

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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security; stability; safety; peace

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

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flush; blush

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to grow fat

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

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monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

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being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

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delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing

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drug addict; junkie

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planning; planning ability; deliberateness

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credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability

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pleasure-seeking

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bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

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ability to get things done

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muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

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reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

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point of reference; reference point

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

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beverage; drink

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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