jpdb beta

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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pattern; design

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

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to explain; to dispel doubts

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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diagram; graph; schema

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that is; namely; i.e.

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to concentrate one's effort (on something)

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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density

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

2

saliva; spit; sputum

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stark naked

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naked body; naked sword

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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inside; interior; inner part

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

3

boisterous dance

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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to breathe

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

2

one end; an end; part; fragment

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expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

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some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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