jpdb beta

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

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rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

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waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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quarrel; trouble; dispute

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half-nakedness

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the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)

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waste products

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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to talk (a person) down; to confute

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impatience; worry

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surprise; amazement

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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

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to fasten a lock

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to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

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at work; in the midst of work; working

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to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

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to take root; to strike

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to scoop up; to dip up

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to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

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galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron

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nothing but; none other than

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(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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mixed bathing

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(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

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power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

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water temperature (esp. bath)

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

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hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

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knot (nautical mile per hour)

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or; either ... or ...

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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massage; rub; squeezing

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drum; drums; drum kit

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manufacture; production

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manually powered; manual

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(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness

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face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

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(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind

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covert action; covert operations

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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way; method; means; resource; course

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