jpdb beta

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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just because; even if; even though

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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one edge; one end; one side

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pawn ticket

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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nagging; griping

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!

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disgrace; shame; insult

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton

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vulgar; wanton

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charming smile

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to shake off

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please stop

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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worn-out shoes

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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to change completely; to change suddenly

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom

2

fury

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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self control; self restraint

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minuteness; one millionth

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like this; this sort; this way

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iron kettle

2

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

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mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

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to feel as though ...

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to shine (of the Sun)

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high tide; high water; full tide

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the third

2

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

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dam; weir; barrier; sluice

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to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

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two alternatives

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negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

good boy; good girl

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

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situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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