jpdb beta

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

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weird; eerie; uncanny

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woman; girl

2

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

2

miniskirt; mini-skirt

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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nowhere

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difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

to speak; to hear a voice

5

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

4

sharp; keen; acute

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

3

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

1

two

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black clothes

2

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

4

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

discovery; detection; finding

3

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

5

instinct

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

1

way out; means to escape; escape route

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

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to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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that is; namely; i.e.

2

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

2

to await; to expect

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

8

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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to be deep in talk

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