jpdb beta

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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speaker

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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fighting spirit

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ogo (seaweed)

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space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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hand used like a sword in striking

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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waterfowl; water bird; shorebird

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hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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flight; flying; soaring

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white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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south

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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hell

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

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fainting in agony

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small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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in the same way as; just like

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taking the family along

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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lateness; tardiness; arriving late

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outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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faithful dog

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to narrow; to contract

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punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock

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to keep (a person) waiting

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pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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