jpdb beta

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

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roller coaster

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feeling; sensation; mood

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stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

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to well up; to burst; to arise

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port (side of a ship)

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what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!

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to the end

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expectation; anticipation; forecast

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

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to talk together

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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be; is

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality

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reporter; journalist

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

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

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each field; various circles

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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always; usually

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powerful person; influential person

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people; populace; masses

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material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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official announcement; proclamation

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way of speaking; intimation

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chill; shakes; ague

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noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

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the lower classes; the common people

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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this and that; various things

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

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morning sun

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east

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

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sunrise

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