jpdb beta

old man; old geezer

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

4

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

2

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

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over one's shoulder

2

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

8

to kick over; to kick down

2

(a) glance; (a) look

4

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

3

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

2

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

3

aim

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bare rock; rock surface; rock face

2

speaking of ...; as for ...

1

insight; power of observation

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

clunk; thump

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

4

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

4

smile

4

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

9

to be able to conceal

4

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

10

to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away

1

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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attendant; companion

5

nursing; looking after

3

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

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Iwao

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sake bottle

8

small bottle

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

2

to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

2

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

grandiose; exaggerated

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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homicidal maniac

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merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

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