jpdb beta

mantle (of an invertebrate)

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great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)

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seawater; saltwater

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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shellfish cooked in its own shell (esp. turban shell); food cooked in a crockpot

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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open air

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extremely dangerous; full of peril

2

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

5

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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power balance; balance of power

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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sporadic

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that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

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spiritualism; idealism

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

6

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

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to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

2

you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)

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also called

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special mention

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boy; man; male

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junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

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advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

3

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

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ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

2

one month

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karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands

2

cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

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honesty does not pay; life is unfair

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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bully

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sign; indication; omen; symptom

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

3

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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large pot; cauldron

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visit (from someone); call

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companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

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special seat

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

2

high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated

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gourmand; epicure

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stamp; seal

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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