jpdb beta

stream; brook; creek

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clear stream

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

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to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

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strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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best in the world

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

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(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)

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bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve

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eyesight; vision; visual acuity

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oh!; oh?; my!

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contrastive

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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expression; look; countenance; face

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innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

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chick; baby bird

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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hat; cap

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boys' high school

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

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to make an appearance; to show up

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to make eye contact

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to bud; to sprout

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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head-on collision

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

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rest omitted; and so on

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dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full

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back of head

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to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)

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alien

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as soon as; right after

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independence from parents

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comfort

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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