jpdb beta

unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue

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sudden change; upheaval

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to get thin; to taper off

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sweet almond (Prunus dulcis); tonsil

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gland

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surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

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to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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divorce; dissolution of adoption

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privilege; special right

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indicates emotion

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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disgusting; repulsive

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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openhearted; frank; broad-minded

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stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

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to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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while; during (the time when)

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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snoring; snore

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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imperious; proud

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person concerned; interested party; related party

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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place; room; margin; scope

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comparison

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coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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