jpdb beta

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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number one

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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past redemption; sinful

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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to smile (at); to grin (at)

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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roadside; wayside

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

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bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife

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to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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nice guy

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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meditation; contemplation

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sound of water

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street light; streetlamp

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space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

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sigh of relief

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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darkness; the dark

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three; three years of age

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overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

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stature; build; height; size; physique

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opinion; point of view

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

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abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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process

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transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

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pair; couple

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pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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sentimental

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

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