jpdb beta

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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freely; frankly; without reserve

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preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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(carved) statue; sculpture

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reference; allusion

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything

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bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

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angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

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sharp parting remark; parting threat

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to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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support

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to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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character; traits; ethos

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apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap

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attentiveness

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vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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a certain ...

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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relaxing; relaxation

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a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute

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ex-post-facto approval

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to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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or; or else

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radius

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(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

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multiple; multiplex

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Arizona

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all on one's own

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monitoring equipment; observational instrument

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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geometric pattern

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to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

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sorcerer; wizard; mage

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to narrow; to contract

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manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

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sole; only; just

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kaleidoscope

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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different planet; another planet

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childhood; infancy

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cranial nerves; cerebral nerves

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