jpdb beta

to step firmly; to harden by treading

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to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

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relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

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to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

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design; pattern

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king

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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large penis; huge dick

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turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

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rival; competition

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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monolith; large slab of rock

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grim face; angry look

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rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

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from the beginning; from scratch

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even if; even though; however; no matter how

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unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

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ascending staircase

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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to exchange words

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

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peaceful resolution

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index finger; forefinger

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main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist

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auction

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to be prolonged; to drag on

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stay; sojourn

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as soon as possible; ASAP

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake

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market price or value

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invisible hand

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currency value; value of a currency

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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