jpdb beta

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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ten years; decade

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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thirty; 30

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to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

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adult; grown-up

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

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darkish; dusky

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to become red; to redden; to blush

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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relation; relative; kind; cordial

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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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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

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wrist

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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unexpected

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withered reeds (esp. reeds that have withered in the winter)

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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(when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur

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thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

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something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to peek; to peep

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to subsist; to keep on living

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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without leaving any trace

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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to cling to

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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