jpdb beta

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

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rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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win; victory

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criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique

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discontent; being weighed down emotionally; heavy heart

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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(ear of) Japanese pampas grass

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colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

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a few moments

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outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation

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meeting; reception

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

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the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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expiry; dying; death

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small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

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a short while ago; already

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to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

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slice; small piece

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dazzling; radiant

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busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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Yours Sincerely

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weekly publication

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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end; close; termination

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reading with pleasure

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to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

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(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

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instruction; teaching

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principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning

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poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

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