jpdb beta

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind

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precisely because

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as soon as possible

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bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

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borrowing; debt; loan

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to be too late; to be too slow

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ad lib; ad-lib

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to come within sight

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

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to sit (down)

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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garments; attire

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

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leather shoes; leather boots

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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rib; rib cage

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to rampage; to run riot

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ability; faculty

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to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

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is it?; isn't it?

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spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

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unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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matter; thing; affair; circumstance

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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that; the matter in question

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to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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very big; very large; taking up a lot of space

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impudent; shameless; brazen

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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to shake one's head

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corner; nook; recess

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to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

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