jpdb beta

reserve; modesty

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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to be reflected in a mirror

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virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

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mankind; humanity

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several weeks; a few weeks

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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farce; low comedy

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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to be needed; to be wanted

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festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere

1

height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing

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to cap off; to culminate

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Othello (board game)

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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minimum; minuscule; local minimum

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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stifled (laughter); simmering

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

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not understanding; not knowing

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with a light thud

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lungs

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both; both sides; both parties

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to take careful aim

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passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

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bank; weir; embankment; levee

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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to pay attention; to be watchful

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noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

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to be a matter of life or death

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anemia; anaemia

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swoon; faint

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accumulation

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to twine around

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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right in the center (centre)

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to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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