jpdb beta

artist; painter; illustrator

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immersion; being absorbed in

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lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

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outstanding; excellent; remarkable

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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respect; honour; honor

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to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

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stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

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false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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ten years; decade

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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food

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trading card; collectible card

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enclose (in letter)

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female friend; woman friend

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rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion

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old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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changing clothes; change of clothes

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sense of accomplishment

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to rush over; to run up to

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was; were

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the public; general public

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(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to cling to; to embrace

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to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

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yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

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sexual desire; sex drive; lust

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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sexual harassment

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tyranny; atrocity

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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ground; earth's surface

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to tear off; to rip off

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to rise; to erect; to get up

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to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

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