jpdb beta

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

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(one's) figure; build; physique; style

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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novelist; fiction writer

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to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

wish; desire; ambition

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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supermarket

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(cash) register; cashier

2

clink; clatter; clang

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money

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

2

type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

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tiny; little; wee

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dream

3

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

3

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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since then; from that time; ever since

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to seize the initiative

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

2

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

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afternoon; p.m.

3

sun; sunshine; sunlight

2

to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in

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spotlight

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

3

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

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ponytail

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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hair (of the head)

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golden (colour, color)

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

2

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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pitch black

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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