jpdb beta

now that you say that; now that you mention it

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comparison

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

3

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

3

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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such; this sort of; like this

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

10

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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time; pause; space; room

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being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

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

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

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to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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over one's shoulder

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

10

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

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that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

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1,000; one thousand

2

to wear out (something)

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

4

light; faint; pale; fleeting

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

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polish; refinement

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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territory

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aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

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son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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