jpdb beta

step by step; by degrees

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dim; gloomy

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orbit; eye socket

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not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

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to throw away

2

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

quiet; still; calm

2

with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

1

frosted glass

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unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

eerie; spooky

1

toe

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dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

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

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

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creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go

1

idle; bored

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk

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to stay calm; to keep cool

2

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

1

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

3

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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to continue writing

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly

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to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

patient; persevering

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sympathy; compassion; pity

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

3

to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

3

depths; deep level

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

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suffix for familiar person

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to be badly made; to fail

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yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

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at first; initially; in the beginning

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