jpdb beta

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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construction work

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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to close; to shut

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to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

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to begin; to set about; to start

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

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to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud

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maturity; ripeness

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original meaning

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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snuffling; sniffling

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large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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height; acme; extremity; end; limit

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

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to stare back at; to look back at

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afterglow

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egoistic; selfish; self-willed

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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muzzle; snout

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still; even now

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glaring at; lording over

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as (somebody) says

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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Pierre

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ice sculpture

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being frozen in ice

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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water jug

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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snow crystal; snowflake

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sculpture; carved statue; graven image

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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best in the world

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doing whatever one pleases

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edge of blade

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

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to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

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