jpdb beta

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

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dozens; scores of; decades

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main street; avenue; boulevard

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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unreserved

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to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

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pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

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pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

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porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

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the five fingers; leading five; top five

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reaching; attaining; arrival

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

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uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose

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in a fluster; in a panic

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to stick to; to cling to

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to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

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highest ever; record-high; highest on record

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to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

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to head home; to leave for home

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opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

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unable to wait

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do-or-die game; crucial contest

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licensed chef; qualified cook

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embroidery

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sharp sword

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parent-child relationship

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insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

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miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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ribbon

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled

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violent explosion; bursting

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outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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moderate

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to bring someone along

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tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)

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craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter

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see-through; sheer

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kingdom; monarchy

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founding of a nation

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to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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source of worry; source of distress

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