jpdb beta

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

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sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

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smoke; fumes

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anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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as one had hoped; as one wishes

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adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

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reptiles

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reward; prize

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in person; personally; directly

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in addition

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

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to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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interruption; suspension; break

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to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

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to end without incident; to not turn into something serious

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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change of course

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

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lance; harpoon

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

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expansion; extension; elongation; stretching

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as if; as though

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winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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hair (on the head); (a) hair

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to run about; to rush about

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to take a breath; to take a short rest

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impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

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cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

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passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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poor; lame; ill-prepared

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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