jpdb beta

walking briskly; determinedly

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

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Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush

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who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?

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partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)

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clock; watch; timepiece

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intention; aim; design

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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to resound (echo) far and wide

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half awake and half asleep

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to lie down (and rest)

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narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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cardboard box; carton

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old cloth; rag

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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end; edge; tip

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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to blaze up; to burn up

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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pitch-darkness

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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once more; again

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

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half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality

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heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

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a long, long time ago; very long ago

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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carbonic acid gas; carbon dioxide; CO2

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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