jpdb beta

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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four people

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kitchen; financial situation; finances

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household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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dust

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur

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seal

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professional

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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Japanese-style room

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necklace; choker

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to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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to hit hard; to strike hard

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to pull up; to haul up

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to recover consciousness; to come to

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only; merely; but; no more than

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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photo frame (with stand)

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to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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matter causing distress; something causing worry

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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late; slowly

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the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

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privacy

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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electricity; (electric) light

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to turn on; to switch on; to light up

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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mother

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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that; the matter in question

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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how many; how old

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