jpdb beta

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

break in the deadlock

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to shine; to glitter

1

breadth; width

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

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

1

impatience

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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creation; generation

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

should do; ought to do

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recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light

1

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

2

indicates emphasis

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

roundabout road; curving road

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

to resemble closely

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motive power; driving force

1

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

that; the matter in question

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

festival merrymaking; revelry

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pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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to help up

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grudge; complaint; reproach

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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pleasantly smiling

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