jpdb beta

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

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your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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to love

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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to smash violently; to crush

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anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

2

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory

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peach (Prunus persica)

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second son

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the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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rich person

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distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

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with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

2

contagion; infection

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son of a bitch; piece of shit

2

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

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gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam

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entirely; (not) at all

2

had better; is advisable

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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speech; expression; wording; language

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luck with men

2

to call back; to recall

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claustrophobia

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question mark

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

3

house-cloth; dust cloth

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behind one's back

2

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

2

lightly; nimbly

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other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

5

one's share; one's portion

3

six (long cylindrical things)

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to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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since some time ago; for quite a while; already

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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