jpdb beta

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

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to comb one's hair

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stiff; starchy

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mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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ahem

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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magnet; compass

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to draw in; to attract

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combination; pair; duo

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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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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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imposing stance; daunting pose

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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tumbler; self-righting doll

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what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

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since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all

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it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

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balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

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to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

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hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

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reason; right

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laughing foolishly; cackling

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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collar; lapels

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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bull's-eye; the mark

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so what!; who gives a damn?

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vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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place to go; destination

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to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated

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abdomen

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horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

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to sob; to be choked with tears

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to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

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war cry; roar

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to blank out; to panic

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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birthmark; nevus; bruise

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scratch; scratch mark

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the whole day; all the day

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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restaurant (esp. Western-style)

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)

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good morning

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