jpdb beta

in order; in turn

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impossible dream

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car; vehicle

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Twinkle

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balancing on a ball

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equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana

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ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm

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wild-animal tamer

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quartet

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acrobat

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toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

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billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)

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asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

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Amazons

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admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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dead

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to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch

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fire

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someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

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soul; soul music

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ho-ho

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extravagant; absurd

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they

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autumn; fall

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moron; idiot; stupid person

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instead of; replacing; on behalf of

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

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to show signs of; to appear

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

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blunder; bungle; gaffe

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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how dare ...; how could ...

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

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intervening

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aunt

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order; command; directions; instructions

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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