jpdb beta

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly

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to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

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it seems that; as if

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(finger) ring

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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whichever one chooses; either way

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to reflect; to throw back light

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winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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masochism

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

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to twitch

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

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oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly

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to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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half

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Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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to become; to be

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing

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in the same way as; just like

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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to get one's breath back; to calm down

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broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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noise; sound

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