jpdb beta

tradition; legend; folklore

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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mother

4

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

with a thump; floppingly

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Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

2

to settle down

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may (it) be so; please let (it) happen

1

quarrel; dispute

1

basketball club

1

environmental design

1

model; dummy; maquette

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

1

film studies; cinema studies

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

2

evening; dusk; twilight

2

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

(short) rest; breather; break

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

more than usual

1

air temperature

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

4

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

4

this much; this amount

1

heater

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

3

to become dim; to become blurred

1

to be in focus; to come into focus

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to lose consciousness

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

just above; right overhead

1

incessant working; working non-stop

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

back of head

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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