jpdb beta

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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other than; excluding; without

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last day; final day

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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to cut at; to slash at

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to sob

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mother

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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in this way; like this

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one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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nape of the neck

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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to run about trying to escape

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slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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knife

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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to surround; to crowd around

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wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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big arm; brawny arm

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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pistol

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

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warning shot

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to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

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to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

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