jpdb beta

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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basking in the sun

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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Fish pie

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)

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boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

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having children; attempting to conceive

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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

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late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

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embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

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difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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foolish question

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one's whole heart; everything one feels

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sand; grit

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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to be scared

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to breathe while sleeping

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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fried prawns; fried shrimp

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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meunière

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all-star (cast)

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choice; selection

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down; below; downward

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break

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twitching

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by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

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to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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