jpdb beta

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

note; memo; memorandum

1

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

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counter for temples

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

night; evening; dinner

3

chat

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

frog

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the same generation; coeval

2

barrage of questions

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

8

to pass (of time); to elapse

4

decision; determination

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

modesty; humility; being humble

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

3

pressing; urging; demanding; demand

2

those; they

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progress; advance; improvement; development

2

gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)

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guardian spirit

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

several people; a few people

1

girl student; schoolgirl

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to swarm; to gather

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wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

3

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

2

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

2

as always; as usual

2

doorknob; door knob; door handle

2

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

1