jpdb beta

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

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drinking hard; drinking like a fish

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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look; glance; (at first) sight

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languid; weary; listless; melancholy

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bright; cheerful

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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kleptomania

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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to carry around; to carry on one's person

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to look old; to become musty; to wear out

2

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

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to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

2

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

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bang; slam; thud; crash

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

2

particle; grain

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

3

frail; slender; feminine

4

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

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paints; painting material

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because

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quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

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instruction; teaching

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trial; judgement; judgment

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not yet known; unknown; strange

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

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to lure; to invite out

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true character; real nature

2

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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wicked; evil

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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door; doorway

2

cupboard; sideboard

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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palm (of one's hand)

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to scrape off; to rub off

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standing up

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to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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