jpdb beta

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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headache

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)

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to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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evening; dusk

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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four people

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-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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one win; one victory

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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king

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing

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consequence; result; conclusion

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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Earth; the globe

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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pose; pause

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