jpdb beta

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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caller; visitor; company; guest

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over-familiar

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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here and there; in places

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

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

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personal connections

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to be eloquent; to have a way with words

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affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable

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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

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ability; faculty

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in the ward or borough

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

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mold; mould; template

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to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

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freedom; liberty

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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a real man would (shut up and) ...

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purposeless; aimless

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flowerpot; plant pot

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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dream; vision; reverie

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills

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old furniture; curios; secondhand goods

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lately; recently

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sugar

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

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cooperation; collaboration

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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to return; to come back

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jealousy; envy

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occasional; infrequent; rare

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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