jpdb beta

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

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(social) position; status

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

1

to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

3

to grimace; to make a wry face

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deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

darkness

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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to take hold of; to possess; to haunt

2

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

2

reward; prize

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

3

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

2

to burn; to get fired up

5

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

calm; composed; self-possessed; firm

4

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

5

correct answer

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

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there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)

1

division into equal parts; equal parts

2

bisection

1

trying one's luck; test of one's luck

1

to be all smiles

2

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

laugh; laughter

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

3

being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

2

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

you (plural)

1

modest; humble

2

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

2

whole surface; entire

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

distant; remote; isolated

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