jpdb beta

script; libretto; scenario

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all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

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to get excited

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sports ground; playing field; playground

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opening fully; full throttle; full power

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

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to fling (away); to hurl

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actress; female actor

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returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

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outside one's field; out of one's line; (sibling) from a different mother

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fine performance; excellent acting

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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high society

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to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf

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stark naked; completely naked; nude

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forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits

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connection; pull

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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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to be expensive; to be costly

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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shine; gleam; reflection

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

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

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easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

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repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration

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to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

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very shy person; bashful person

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repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

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school cafeteria

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sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

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natto (fermented soybeans)

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to be popular

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man who marries a wealthy or upwardly mobile woman; (male) gold digger

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

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some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")

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assassination; assassin

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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does not seem (to be)

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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