jpdb beta

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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at least

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to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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as it is; frankly

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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this person; he; she

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)

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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

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prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

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second

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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herself; she herself

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title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to

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technical term; terminology; jargon

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not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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after

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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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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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struggle (for); scramble; contest

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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from here; from this place

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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every day; daily

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to succeed; to bear fruit

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a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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