jpdb beta

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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the whole day; all the day

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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to end in vain; to be wasted effort

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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now; come (now); well

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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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your husband; her husband

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great debt of gratitude; great obligation

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number one

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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to catch a cold

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to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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intercom; interphone

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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persistence; single-mindedness

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drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

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day before yesterday

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drizzle; light rain

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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older brother and younger sister

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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to jump up to one's feet

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limit; bound

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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south player

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second daughter

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words

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crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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to detain; to check; to restrain

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

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a step; short distance; short time

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flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

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to be blown in (e.g. rain); to sweep in

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

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to soothe and humor (humour); to coax

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