jpdb beta

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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emperor's secret orders

2

index finger; forefinger

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straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

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articulation

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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lightly deep-fried tofu

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

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

2

few days

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to pass (of time); to elapse

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

1

should; must; -able; probably; likely

7

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

unreasonable; illogical

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

chance; opportunity

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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meow; miaow; cat

2

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

borrowing; loan

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

2

to throw into

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

tiny; little; wee

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mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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father complex

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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brainwashing

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something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

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stalker; stoker

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