jpdb beta

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

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most; extremely

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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so far as

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the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

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steel

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solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

silk

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

ancestor; forefather; foremother

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to make; to manufacture

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now; nowadays

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

2

for work; in a manner related to work

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

2

lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

1

splash; spray

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opposite side; opposition

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at once; immediately; right now

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

night sky

2

to stiffen; to become stiff

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person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily

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cloud

3

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

to shed light; to cast light

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drawing a sword; drawn sword

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flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

2

wild beast; wild animal; brute

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hedge; fence; border; limit

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landing

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breathing; respiration

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

surrender

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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