jpdb beta

tomcat; male cat

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great gathering

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly

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bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom

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boring; dull; uninteresting

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

4

light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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child desk

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to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage

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playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

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gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)

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to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

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(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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to wear out

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viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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counter seat; seat at the counter

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cheap restaurant; eating place (house)

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good old; good old-fashioned

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sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)

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appraiser

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to close one's business

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high grade; special grade; classy

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idleness; inactivity

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(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables

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halfway point

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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normal temperature

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girls' high school

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sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing

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to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

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press corps; group of reporters

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to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel

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called game

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

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jelly-like

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certain; definite; clear; credible

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progress

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pineapple (Ananas comosus)

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laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

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plentiful; abundant; definitely extant

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that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so

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to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack

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serves you right!; see what happens!

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condolence; condolences

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cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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