jpdb beta

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

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Swallow

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old woman

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mature woman; middle-aged woman

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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vocabulary

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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father complex

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

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to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

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good gracious; oh my

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to become distinct

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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degree of attention; profile

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

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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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ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

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high school

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to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool

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erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty

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cover girl

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occupation; calling; livelihood

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field

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the people; the public

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

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5,000 yen bill

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

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to yell; to rant; to rave

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thus

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interest (in something); enthusiasm

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

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say; well; um; er

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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the same kind; accomplice; partner

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

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unfair

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by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances

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(by force of) circumstances

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every time; each round

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to get angry; to lose one's temper

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round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)

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tubular

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