jpdb beta

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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timidity

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if I (we, etc.) could

2

tusk; fang

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in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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to cross swords (with)

3

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

2

regarding highly; attaching importance to

1

to pour on

3

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

3

kingdom; monarchy

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candidate; applicant

1

being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

3

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

4

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

third stage; three stages

1

selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

1

common; usual

1

herself; she herself

1

persistence; single-mindedness

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

2

thug; hooligan

2

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

reason for concern

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

3

fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

1

to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

2

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

3

no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

1

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

1

outdoors; outside

1

cloud

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

7

extensive; spacious

1

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

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

2

too much; excessive; too

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to overdo; to do too much

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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