jpdb beta

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

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great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

1

uncountable; innumerable

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everyday occurrence

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ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

2

textile; fabric

1

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable

2

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

4

breathing of a sleeping person

1

snoring; snore

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to cling to; to embrace

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

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to hate; to dislike

4

this evening; tonight

4

support; stay; prop

1

difficult to speak about

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

2

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

inner canthus; inner corner of the eye

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motivation

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

instinct

2

dilemma

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

1

to hold one's breath

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

2

speck

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

1

vertical motion (in earthquakes)

1

to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

2

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

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although I say; although one might say; although called

3

hair (of the head)

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noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

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to get goosebumps

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to squeeze out; to wring out

3

books

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