jpdb beta

scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

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being alive

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause

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old friend; old acquaintance

3

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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suited figure; person in a suit

1

having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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Japanese (language)

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

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affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving

1

joke

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

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the ... in question

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

to be tired of hearing

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2

fieldwork

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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

to soil one's clothes

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stature; height

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totally automatic

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machine

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pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing

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to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

3

if it's the case

3

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

7

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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rubble; debris; wreckage

2

to throw into

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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