jpdb beta

to hesitate to say

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her

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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

2

to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)

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troublesome; bothersome; burdensome

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ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide

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sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

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stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

5

to perform; to play; to act

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

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illicit sexual relationship

2

yellow card

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flirting; making out

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brown coal; lignite

4

18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older

2

pornography; porn; porno

2

18-carat gold

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out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

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nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

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perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

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acquaintance

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medium build

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neat (neatly); tidy; trim

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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to be needed; to be wanted

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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against; contrary to

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throbbing with pain

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six; 6

3

to fall asleep

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget

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to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

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climax; turning point

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to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

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(in) my own way

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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as if it were about oneself

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