jpdb beta

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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murderer

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we; us; I; me

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to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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doesn't even exist

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mystery

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novel; (short) story

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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to slay; to cut down (a foe)

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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to argue vehemently

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to bring someone along

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to make an appeal; to urge

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crime; offence; offense

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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ego; egoism; egoist

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comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori

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to glare at; to scowl at

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hunter

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small animal

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to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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psychological; mental

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insight; power of observation

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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how many people; a number of people

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double date

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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