jpdb beta

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

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cannot possibly be

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to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

3

to squint (one eye); to narrow

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

what sort of; what kind of; what way

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Hinako

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

5

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

1

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

how should I know?; don't ask me

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

4

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

3

gradually; slowly but steadily

3

to come back

3

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

4

mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

3

awe; fear; dread; fright

3

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

1

hey!; hey!

4

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

4

protest; objection

3

door; gate; opening; title page

2

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

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to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

1

to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

2

utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron

3

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

4

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

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

3

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

to grumble; to complain

3

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

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