jpdb beta

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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father

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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black cat

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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someone who battles on in difficult circumstances

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good boy; good girl

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

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to wave one's hand

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hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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pleated skirt

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gently; airily; fluffily

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return; welcome home

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looking depressed; long face

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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full speed

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acute ear; good ear

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great joy

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

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in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

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groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

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(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

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metre; meter; meter; gauge

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loud laughter; roaring with laughter

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

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entirely; (not) at all

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it is not (like that) either

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

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to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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complicated and mysterious

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to faint; to be exhausted

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

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short way; shortcut

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