jpdb beta

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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declaration of war; proclamation of war

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to grasp tightly

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

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obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd

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more than usual (usu. time)

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loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter

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rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract

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sandal strap; geta strap

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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blood relationship; blood relative

3

restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself

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emotional; sentimental

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hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

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to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

4

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

2

best; greatest; first

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to become famous; to gain fame

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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mere; simple; sheer

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family

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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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