jpdb beta

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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isn't it?; it really is

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merely for form's sake

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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unnecessary; needless

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

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palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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shriek; scream

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protest; refutation; pleading

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to rant and rave; to raise hell

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Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage

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to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

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in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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warmth

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

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in those days

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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(made of) stone; stone-built

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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dust

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long visit; overstaying

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to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

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to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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once more; again

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively

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to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

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tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever

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