jpdb beta

(death from) starvation; starving to death

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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shadowy past; murky past

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to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

2

expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

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searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting

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bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

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manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

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to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

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breakfast

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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safety; welfare; well-being

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master; teacher; stable master

5

research; study; investigation

2

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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to drop one's shoulders

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

4

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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attenuation; weakening

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twins; twin

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experiment; experimentation

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comparison

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular

1

matte (metallurgical)

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epidemic; plague; pestilence

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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legendary; fabled; fabulous

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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it may be because

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement

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price; cost

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damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

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