jpdb beta

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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to tremble; to shiver; to shake

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(just) one's imagination

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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to await; to wait for; to expect

1

penal colony

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

2

to make a success in life

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wick of a candle

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

2

to weaken

2

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

4

epilogue

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midsummer; height of summer

1

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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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

3

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

reinforcement; strengthening

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satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

2

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

traditional skirt

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plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

to wipe; to dry

1

shade of a tree; bower

6

blood vessel; vein

1

to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

3

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

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

2

infamous; notorious

1

to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

3

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

1

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

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sugar

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still better; even better

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

2

obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent

1

cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly

5

with a start; with a jump

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consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...

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