jpdb beta

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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a long time ago

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

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being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog

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to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

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willowy; graceful

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manner of using one's hands

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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to gush forth

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see; you see; ha

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it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

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pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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showy; ostentatious

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look, look!

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state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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every person; each one; everybody

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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another meeting; meeting again; reunion

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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to come to like a lot; to fall in love

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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soon; in the near future

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timidity; cowardliness; (lit.) courage of a flea

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to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

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self; oneself

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settlement; solution; resolution

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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settlement; conclusion; summary

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