jpdb beta

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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with a half-opened eye

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

2

demand; request

2

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

receiving; receipt

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corners of the mouth

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practice; practising; experience

2

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to sit on a seat

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passing by

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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chance; opportunity

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awareness; realization

3

to smile

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

with eyes half-closed

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ingredient; component; composition

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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to rank next to; to come after

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

2

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

1

reasonable; natural

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chopsticks

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

3

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

just how; how (dare you)

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

incident; affair; happening; event

2

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

correction; revision; amendment

4

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

hateful; detestable; loathsome

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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one's mind

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buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

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