jpdb beta

to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

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taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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final scene; the end; finale

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tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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end of life; death; breathing one's last

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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number of ways; several ways; several kinds

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having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily

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sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

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beauty

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index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

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pure white; snow white

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

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success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

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private house

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accursed; damned; blasted

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

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does not seem (to be)

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

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end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

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hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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several times; once or twice

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day and night; around the clock

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

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to stick it out (until the end)

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perfect; complete; flawless

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to breathe

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very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

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of all things

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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bitter enemy

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

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to be arrested; to be put in bonds

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sign; signal; cue

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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