jpdb beta

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

2

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

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to do so; to do thus

2

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

3

compensation

1

like a decent person; human

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

training

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike

1

good idea

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trivial; slight

2

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

meaning; called; said

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

to smile (at); to grin (at)

2

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

5

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

6

if so; in that case

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

1

bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

1

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

timetable; schedule

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

7

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

humming; crooning

2

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to daub; to smear

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

mishearing

1

female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering

1

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

3

youth; young man

4

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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coagulation; freezing; solidification

2

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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gradually; slowly but steadily

2

to make merry; to be festive

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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