jpdb beta

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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does not

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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motive; incentive; motif

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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(on one's) mind; heed

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both parties; both sides

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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(very) patient; persevering

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to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated

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secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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to come back (to); to return to a starting point

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chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

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to feel as though ...

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monotonous

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to discuss; to talk together

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separate; respective

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twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

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on the way home from work

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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evening sun; setting sun

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orange (color, colour)

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sky-blue

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to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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

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