jpdb beta

burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

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full view; plain sight; completely visible

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

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guard; girder bridge

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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acorn

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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

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plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

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hamster

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in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

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pleasant; charming

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outside of; not covered by

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after; later

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door; gate; opening; title page

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

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part; part-timer; part-time (work)

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auntie; older woman

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since; this person

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crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

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maple; maple syrup

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delight; great joy

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(gaping) widely

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

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cream; ice cream

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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cheek

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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locker; rocker

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other side; opposite side; other party

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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space; room; airspace

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locker room; changing room; dressing room

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waiter

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trousers; pants

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(wearing only) a pair of underpants

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to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...

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to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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precognition; prescience

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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trivial; not amounting to much

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real time

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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