jpdb beta

with a thud

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flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

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bungalow; one-story house

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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to grapple; to wrestle

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

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cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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to bud

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to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to get one's head around; to think about

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dated; date; fixed; external

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shawl

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features

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to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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reward; prize

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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still; even now

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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one parent; single parent

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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reality; consciousness

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to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

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generally

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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ashamed

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to share

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slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

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even

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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only once

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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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1,000; thousand

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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to grow weary; to get tired of

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young and old; all ages

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but; however; provided that

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to take care; to mind; to be attentive

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secret society

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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to sit silently at a meeting

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