jpdb beta

to be nearing death; to be dying

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cesspool; sink; manure sink

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to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

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all but dead; half killed

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

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to stay (at); to stop (at)

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to make an error

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near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

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brand new; fresh

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cow

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to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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fierce attack

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just now; a moment ago

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belatedly; though a little too late

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

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grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield

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overtime (work)

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upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first

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arrogant; haughty; calm; placid

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hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

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deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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proud

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face of a dead person

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silver bell

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to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

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unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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happy tears; tears of joy

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to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

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one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

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close-up

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

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lord; master

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cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)

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to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

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death; decease; passing away

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to notify; to advise; to inform

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