jpdb beta

to gather; to collect; to assemble

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

4

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

1

smallish; on the small side

1

seedbed; nursery; seed-plot

1

ground; earth's surface

2

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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to beat into shape

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

3

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

hair (on the head)

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

3

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

4

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

soon; shortly; nearly; almost

2

last night

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

3

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

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

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

large-scale

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week

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl

1

go that far; to that extent

2

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

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

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