jpdb beta

chestnut in its burr

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obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper

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course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

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nature of one's position

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to slip through the dragnet

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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to spy out; to smell out

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harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

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to miss a chance; to fail to do

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something heard while sleeping

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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execution; punishment; spanking

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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worm; insect

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

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to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)

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brain

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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day before yesterday

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scruff of neck

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defeat (in battle)

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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excessive flattery; adulation

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weird; eerie; uncanny

2

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

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feeble; dejected; helpless; despondent

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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sake; alcohol; liquor

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kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking

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to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

4

to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

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glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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old woman

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clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

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short; brief

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to bring back

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money tip wrapped in paper

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gift

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life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

4

afterlife

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

policeman's rope

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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a long time (since the last time)

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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