jpdb beta

to fit (inside something)

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festival merrymaking; revelry

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something (or other)

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kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp

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to pull up; to haul up

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swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

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to come to one's senses

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harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

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to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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in addition to this

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

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to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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to crack (person's voice); to squeak

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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warming up; warm-up

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to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately

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unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal

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pricking; stinging; tingling; a little; a bit; somewhat

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deep-fried chicken (esp. marinated in a sweet ginger soy sauce before frying)

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to express (in words); to confess

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to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

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reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf

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without cause; without reason

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seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

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demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

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trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly

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circumstances

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine

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to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

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head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

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bright; intelligent

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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night wind; night breeze

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit

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adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

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universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

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