jpdb beta

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

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professional duties

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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watercooler; water cooler

3

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

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to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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button (clothing); push-button

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

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ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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troublemaker

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to straighten oneself

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

2

though; much as

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

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to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

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aiming too high

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beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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night wind

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to cool down one's anger

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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darkness; the dark

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effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

3

outside world; physical world

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starry sky

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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excuse; pretext

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is there anything else?

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way of speaking; intimation

2

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

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absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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