jpdb beta

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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back of head

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head-butting; head-butt

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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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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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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nine o'clock

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early in the morning

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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to rise; to erect; to get up

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substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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direct

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content of a letter

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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finally; after; following; at the end (of)

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transmission; sending

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standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

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silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode

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forgetting; lapse of memory

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to hide oneself

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

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whatever (the case may be)

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trifles; minor details

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

2

this much; this amount

2

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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weakness

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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discerning (quick) eye; keen insight

1

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

discovery; detection; finding

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onion (Allium cepa)

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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