jpdb beta

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to strike out; to start swimming

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late; slowly

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

2

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green

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several minutes; a few minutes

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to keep walking

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more than usual (usu. time)

3

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

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car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster

3

reluctant (to part)

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

3

municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

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crossing; intersection

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

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stone lantern

2

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

4

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

4

training wheels; stabilizers

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breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

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an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

4

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

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even if; even though; although one might say; although called

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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