jpdb beta

easy; simple; light

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well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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

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presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)

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unlucky

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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grinning; smirking

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religious organization; religious organisation

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harassment; pestering

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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uproar; disturbance

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed

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with a bang

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rock; boulder; crag

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frog

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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dropkick; flying kick

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

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acquaintance

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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Sophie

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pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

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to take by surprise

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

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conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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