jpdb beta

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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aim

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

2

ball game; playing catch

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to run around

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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one third; a third part

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principal occupation; core business

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to hate; to dislike

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affirmative vote; yes vote; aye

1

to wipe the slate clean; to start anew

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to change one's clothes

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

3

cheer; shout of joy

5

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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rainbow

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to forget to say; to forget to mention

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hey!; hey!

5

towel

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

2

one's (only) good suit (or kimono)

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you (plural)

3

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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beer

3

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

3

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

4

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

5

they

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sleeping face

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lidded plastic container; Tupperware

3

someone; somebody

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return; coming back

2

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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a help; assistance

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acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

5

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

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to return; to come back

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

4

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

5

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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