jpdb beta

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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striped; stripes

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

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secret; mystery

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meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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full moon

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light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

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dinner; evening meal

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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bluish purple

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to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

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zenith; vertex

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ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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mowing; mower

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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again

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

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absolutely necessary

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rotation

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covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front

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formation

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deployment; spreading out; dispersal

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at once; immediately; right now

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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