jpdb beta

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

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ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

3

in succession; one after another

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profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through

2

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

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end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

3

raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities

3

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

2

key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style

2

one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan

3

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

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kiss

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

7

(on the) verge of death

6

soap bubble

1

film; membrane

2

corridor; passage; hall

1

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

1

cloud of dust

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to bear; to shoulder

2

to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up

4

intuition; instinct; hunch

5

to pierce; to penetrate

2

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

2

white wax

4

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

seasickness

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torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

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solitary island; isolated island

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theory

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

3

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

integral

2

psychometry (in parapsychology)

2

to score points with (a person)

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prostitution; prostitute

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin

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absence; disregard; indifference

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