jpdb beta

theatrical elocution

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outline; summary; gist; basic points

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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to twist; to distort

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third floor

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mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

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toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

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to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

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going off to urinate together

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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serious

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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convenient

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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prohibition; ban; embargo

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pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic

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a matter for the police; a brush with the law

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to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to begin to speak

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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comprehension; understanding

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

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history of; experience of

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description

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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presentation techniques; way of showing something

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun

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furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

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

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short pause; short interval

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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small number; few; minority

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twentieth century

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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19; nineteen

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century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

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gas light; gas lamp

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to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

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London (UK)

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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