jpdb beta

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

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courting; wooing; making advances

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passions; sexual desire; lust

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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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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painful experience

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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fool; dunce; idiot

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last resort

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

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to suspect

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

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to slip through; to slip past; to evade

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remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

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impoliteness

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

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shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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freedom; liberty

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

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body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

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long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

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beginning; start

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to make known

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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