jpdb beta

I; we

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intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

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rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame

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to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

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kabuki; Japanese classical drama

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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the ... in question

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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to poke; to push

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to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

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rapid development; rapid unfolding

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to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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flight; desertion; escape

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about this time

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

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doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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willpower; energy; vitality

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edge of the eaves; house frontage

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fast pace; quick pace

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin

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to come off; to slip down; to slip off

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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not counting (as anything significant)

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being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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dry riverbed; river beach

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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slightly elevated

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to tower over the surroundings

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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high place; high altitude; heights; broad view

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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