jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

2

to hide oneself

1

jumping about; rampancy; domination

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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Peter; Petre

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Thanner

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Reggie

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Hudson

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Arthur

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D; d; director

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Vine

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moonlight

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invitation

2

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing

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easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

2

social welfare

1

charity; benevolence; philanthropy

1

widow

1

position; job; employment; opening

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

1

to pay

1

irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

three times; thrice; third (interval)

1

pink

1

beak; bill

3

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

2

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

voice; cry; shout

1

pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

2

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

5

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

return; coming back

1

to await; to wait for; to expect

2

duty; role; function

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incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

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