jpdb beta

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

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to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to begin to walk; to set out

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to take one's eyes off

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to lose sight of; to miss

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

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large branch; bough

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N; n

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Owen

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(just) one's imagination

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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mystery

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And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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solitary island; isolated island

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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(written) invitation; letter of invitation

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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parody (of a famous work); pun

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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hint; clue

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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to go ahead; to pull ahead

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groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow

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to leave behind

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death from cold; freezing to death

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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(length of one's) step; stride; pace

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

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to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

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rather than; more ... than ...

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slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

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oh, yes?; really?

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