jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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wise man

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

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to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

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smell of new wood

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cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

4

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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this year

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memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

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mother

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memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

1

bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)

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boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

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truth is stranger than fiction

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can never be able to

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to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson

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captivity; imprisonment

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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headship of a family; family property

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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second generation; second; junior

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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baby; infant

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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friends forever

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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to regret

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

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anonymity; using an assumed name

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letter; note

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