jpdb beta

(set of) facial features; looks

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vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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to move forward; to move on

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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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

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smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

4

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

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deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

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aunt

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innocent; simple-minded

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively

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to step forward; to volunteer

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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intervening

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stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

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saliva; spit; sputum

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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both arms

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

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to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

2

beckoning

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heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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with a start; with a jump

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one rank; one grade

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slouch; lazybones

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

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tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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godparents; foster parents

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to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter

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anything and everything; just about everything

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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odds and ends; all; every

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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noh mask

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