jpdb beta

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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characteristic

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cotton gloves; working gloves

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tile

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polish; improvement; burnishing

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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re-covering; repapering; reupholstering

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New Year's Eve; December 31

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right foot; right leg

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

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woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)

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poet

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Edna

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Saint Vincent

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adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

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to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering

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to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask

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to shout (in anger); to yell

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this

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missing page

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clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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inferior goods; defective product; defective goods

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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loss; going missing

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

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to forget to ask

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to find a solution (after struggle)

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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once upon a time; a long time ago

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of no interest; not interested

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ex-husband; former husband

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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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damp; moist (negative nuance)

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(indoor) heating

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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director; trustee

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to mediate; to intervene

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

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