jpdb beta

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

3

bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)

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resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

glutton; gourmand

1

to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

revilement; derision

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to pour on

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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retreating figure; appearance from behind

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

manners; behavior; behaviour

2

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

1

life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to speak; to hear a voice

3

to pull open

1

in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose

3

dirt; filth; grime

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

3

to be bony; to be angular

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business

1

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

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villages

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

throat; singing voice

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to torment; to torture; to harass

4

desperate; hopeless

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to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in

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eyelashes

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

2

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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old cloth; rag

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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