jpdb beta

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop

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preceding fiscal year

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shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

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one cause; one reason; one factor

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

3

to cause a person trouble

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appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

4

incessant working; working non-stop

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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dance partner; partner

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free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating

2

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

4

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

2

to swarm; to gather

3

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

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irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

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grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

cannot possibly be

5

overall

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

2

to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back

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to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

2

carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on

1

looking down

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music

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lack of training

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to fall in love (with); to love

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

parent bird

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to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

4

to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath

3

(in) her way; peculiar to her

2

there is nothing; having nothing

4

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

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suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

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where?; anywhere

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sweater; jumper

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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subject; theme

2

measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

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cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

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searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting

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more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

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