jpdb beta

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

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to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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fertilized egg

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

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to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

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cooked rice; meal

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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we

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled

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incubation; hatching

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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had better ...; had better not ...

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

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rare; strange; odd; peculiar

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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be; is

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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vegetable; marijuana; cannabis

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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about this time; about now

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to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

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difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

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