jpdb beta

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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flattery; sycophancy; adulation

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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innumerable; countless; numberless

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mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot

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in swarms; crawling with

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

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deep emotion; being filled with emotion

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twenty-five

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moonlit night

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to get a reputation as a philanderer

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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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a few years ago; some years back

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popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

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Rizaemon

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the more one looks (at it) the more...

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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right shoulder

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stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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practice; practising; experience

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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friend; companion

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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without; but if; otherwise; or else

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the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune

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boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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effect; result; worth; use; avail

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(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

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comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice

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indicates emphasis

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed

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confused; flustered; at a loss

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to sit (down)

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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