jpdb beta

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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injury; harm; danger

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awaken

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crime; offence; offense

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to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

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value; worth; merit

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

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at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

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to have in one's dreams

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to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)

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exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly

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to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

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to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

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to hang (something) on the wall

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second hand (of clock)

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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lifelong separation

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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moving; touching; stirring

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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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government office; public office

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certificate of residence

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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief

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mother; wife

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search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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to have a narrow escape from death

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death by drowning

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

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trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)

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