jpdb beta

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

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to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

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back of the hand

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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tray

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clock; watch; timepiece

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afternoon; p.m.

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two o'clock

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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classmate

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occurrence; happening; incident; event

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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after graduation

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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people

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successively; one after another

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer

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fashion magazine

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reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines

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beautiful woman

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate

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from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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summer vacation

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

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this sort of; this type of

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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several months

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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volume (sound)

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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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since some time ago; for quite a while; already

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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