jpdb beta

to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense

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cottage

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which; what (way)

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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street light; streetlamp

2

small animal

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hedge

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neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2

contrastive

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

bronze color; copper color

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

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this or that person; anybody; many people

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kiss; kissing

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to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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enough is enough; no further!

2

such; like that; that sort of

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to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

3

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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peace; harmony

4

blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

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uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

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brink; outer edge

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mesh (of a net)

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to disappear; to vanish

3

on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

1

secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky

1

smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)

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blackish; darkish; dark; dusky

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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faint light

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for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

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inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)

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ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)

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quietly; soundlessly

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