jpdb beta

moderate

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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roar of waves

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

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preference; priority; precedence

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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more than anything; above all else

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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mutual love

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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foolish; stupid; silly

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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interdependence

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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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detour; diversion; alternative route

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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separate; scattered; apart

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

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looking away; looking aside

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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mutual; reciprocal

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dependence; reliance

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

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entrance examination

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to feel like; to feel inclined to do

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washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

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trivial; not amounting to much

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simply; merely; only; solely

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sandy beach

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

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requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

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