jpdb beta

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal

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pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

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(car) horn; klaxon

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with a start; with a jump

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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totteringly; trudgingly

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soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched

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to burn; to get fired up

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

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worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to limp

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

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hey; hold on; come on

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sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to catch a cold

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parting; farewell

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antique

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illumination; lighting

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mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat

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dining table

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mug

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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steam; vapour; vapor

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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