jpdb beta

origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity

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to paste together

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star shape; pentagram

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to hit hard; to strike hard

2

ringing; sound

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to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

3

to approach; to draw near

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

3

to decorate; to display

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tee-hee

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fish

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

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calcium (Ca)

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mineral

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

silver (color, colour)

6

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

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(small crunchy) dried sardines

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

immediately; promptly

1

battle; fight; combat

2

posture; position; stance

4

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

3

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

2

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

1

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

2

classmate

3

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

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urgent business

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appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person

1

dazzlingly

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

2

departure; leaving; setting off

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

harmonious; intimate

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affirmation; affirmative

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to join hands (with)

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