jpdb beta

efficiency

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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bright; intelligent

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brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer

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after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

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impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

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to lack

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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partner; pal; accomplice

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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from now on; hereafter

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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tooth

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axe; ax; hatchet

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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heave-ho!; heave!

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well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

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main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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go that far; to that extent

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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fluke; chance; pure luck

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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unknown; obscure; insignificant

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surely (not); certainly (not)

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