jpdb beta

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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to follow around

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otherwise; or else; if not

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permanent; perpetual; lasting

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

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spiral

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corner; nook; recess

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to be perfectly clear

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to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

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to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

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widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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conscious; deliberate; intentional

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to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

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can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something

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threat; intimidation; menace

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grinning; smirking

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

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even if I told you

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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to be softened; to calm down

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to lose sight of; to miss

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capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

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fighting against an illness

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

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reply; answer

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somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

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rest; repose

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anxiety; concern; fear

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

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

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dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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nervous

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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restart

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answer; solution

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

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beyond one's control; nothing one can do

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