jpdb beta

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

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breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

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the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends

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fruit juice

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china

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nimbly; lightly

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement

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sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

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escort

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noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something

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contrastive

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point-blank range

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heart; hearts (suit)

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one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep

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thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

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bedrock

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digging out; excavation

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funds; capital

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to estimate

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then; and (then); in that case; if so

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pocket money

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amount of money; sum

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to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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damage; injury; loss

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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investor; financier

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inspection; audit; judgement; judgment

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excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

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supporter; sponsor; patron; backer

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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investment; contribution; financing

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all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats

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