jpdb beta

don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying

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Big Mama

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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depths; deep part

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to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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written explanation; written apology

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holster

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treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

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replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism

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I don't know

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Smith; Smyth

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Wesson

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SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test

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nightlife districts; drinking districts

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness

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to mail a letter

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

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grim face; angry look

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to consign to oblivion

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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comfortable; pleasant

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bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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to face on; to look out on to

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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canned beer; can of beer

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to set (sun); to become dark

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

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pond

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot

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cherry tree

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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compared to

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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climate

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(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

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