jpdb beta

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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third-year student

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

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please; somehow or other; one way or another

3

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

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corridor; hallway; passageway

3

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

9

fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet

4

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to take someone's hand

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to take care of

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

4

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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to get wet

4

feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

2

to be touching; to be moving

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

4

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

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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having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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driver; chauffeur

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similar to; like

2

(medical) doctor; physician

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

2

to embrace each other

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

2

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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