jpdb beta

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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word; vocabulary

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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easy; simple; plain

1

to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

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older; senior

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trivial; not amounting to much

2

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back

1

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

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iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

2

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

2

such; this sort of; like this

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beach

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high; high school

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probability; likelihood; chances

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

1

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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to open (one's eyes) wide

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whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

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formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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if it's the case

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prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration

1

such; like that; that sort of

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

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