jpdb beta

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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-ish; -like

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empty space; empty sky

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage

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one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity

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to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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resentment; indignation; anger

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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(the thing) itself

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embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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offering; sacrifice

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

1

miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

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to pause; to have a short intermission

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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past tense

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to mark the end; to spell the end

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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personal; individual; private

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trouble; bother; annoyance

2

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

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to show in; to usher in

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fist

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to grasp tightly

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why; how; for what reason

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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with a thump; (hanging) straight down

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to be too late; to be too slow

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to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

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to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

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farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

2

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

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seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude

1

depth; length

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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disappointment; despair

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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self; oneself

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