jpdb beta

preface; introduction; preamble

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gestures; gesturing

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to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

4

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

2

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

to badger; to pester; to beg

1

eerie yet strangely fascinating performance; peculiar but impressive performance

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

elegance; grace; refinement; good taste

1

expression; phraseology

2

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

1

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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serious; severe; grave; acute

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

1

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

2

as (for); for; in the capacity of

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

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

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

3

grandchild

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

6

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

1

strange; odd; unusual

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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eavesdropping; tapping

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other people; others

1

straining one's ears

1

to begin to speak

1

way of speaking; intimation

3

friend; companion

1

(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

1

to be in one's debt

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

big fan (of something or someone); great fan

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even

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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