jpdb beta

beforehand; in advance; previously

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crossword puzzle

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

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wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

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to lend (e.g. money)

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

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anguish

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good young man; agreeable youth

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

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self-assertion

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon

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passport

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Dada; Dadaism; Dadaist

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idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

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high; noble; refined; advanced

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cost of a ticket; price of a ticket

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landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement

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economical; bargain; good value; good-value

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile

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mummy

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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to solicit; to demand; to extort

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ornate hairpin

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father; Dad

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leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters

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extermination; expulsion; destruction

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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to smile

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

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to dance

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to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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divorce

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one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

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half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

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however; because; as

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overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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