jpdb beta

manners; behavior; behaviour

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Kamakura (city)

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caster

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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Polaroid picture

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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Superfly

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to invite in; to show someone in

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to be manageable; to be able to handle

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

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dynamite

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explosive; blasting powder

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mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

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how many times?

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absorption; suction; attraction

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generally

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effective; successful

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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almost; nearly; close to

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

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to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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to run about; to rush about

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law of conservation of energy

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

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to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip

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given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to drag in; to pull in

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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card game

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old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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wire; wire rope

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

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cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

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angle

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to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

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medicinal herb

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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