jpdb beta

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

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cleavage (between breasts)

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guidance

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even (e.g. even a child)

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to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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how can (one) do something

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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feelings of guilt

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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to conceal; to hide

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straw rope

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both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

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the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

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light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight

2

to shed light; to cast light

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each other; one another

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to seek happiness; to pursue happiness

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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accumulation

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

2

unanimous agreement; unanimity

2

rejected bill (project)

3

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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a certain ...

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local

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school rules; school regulations

3

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

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half a year; six months

1

reappointment

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emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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pure white; snow white

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stockings

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veil

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