jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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one night; one evening; all night; overnight

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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drying; dryness

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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sandstorm; noise (video); snow

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south

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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hereabouts; around here

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prevailing wind

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always; constantly

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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if; in case; supposing

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child

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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huge; big; gargantuan

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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little by little

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going south

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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