jpdb beta

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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anyhow; in any case

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in high spirits; elated

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certainly; surely; definitely

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

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primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth

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ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

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queen bee

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the next era

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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piercing (cold); biting (wind)

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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to be dead; to be lifeless

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partner; pal; accomplice

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having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; being unable to change one's course of action; (lit.) (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger

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to hesitate; to waver

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falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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abyss; ravine

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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(silk) gauze

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dark; blackish

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visual confirmation; sighting

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to wave one's hand

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to relapse; to reassert; to review

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

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this morning

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to keep (a person) waiting

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

2

ship's bottom; bilge

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surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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the opposite direction; the other way

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going upstream; sailing against the current

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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rarely; seldom

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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rucksack; knapsack; backpack

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just past noon; afternoon

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to continue to rain or snow

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