jpdb beta

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

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cat's cradle

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divine; sublime; solemn

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(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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woven-bamboo pattern

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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song; singing

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ringing; sound

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always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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plump; with a thud; heavily

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return; welcome home

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

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savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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outside world; physical world

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

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the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

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violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

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to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

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on-board ship; inboard

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as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

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violent; rough

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