jpdb beta

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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research

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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shape; form

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bunch of flowers; bouquet

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much less; to say nothing of

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ribbon

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finished product; final product

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stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

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garden tree

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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well done!; bravo

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enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.

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late at night

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study; library; den; home office; reading room

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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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(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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desk

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cough; coughing; tussis

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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anxiety; worry; fear

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to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

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to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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to make tea

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loving; caring; devoted

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mother

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these days; nowadays; recently; lately

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

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prudent; thoughtful; discreet

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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marriage

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falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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

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running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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