jpdb beta

telling a riddle

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quiz

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to giggle

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to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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directly opposite; right in front

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

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1000 ri; (a) long distance

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start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

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source (e.g. quotation); authority

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness

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limbs; arms and legs; body

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

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appearance; look; dress

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to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

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ancient sage

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abundant; rich; ripe; mellow

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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steady advance; carrying all before one

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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copper (Cu); bronze (medal)

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to make a list; to enumerate

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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worry; agony

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abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

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unslacking; unceasing

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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feel when biting; manner of enunciation

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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reductio ad absurdum

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nonsense

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to get used to hearing

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awe; fear; dread; fright

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to prostrate oneself before

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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to stare back at; to look back at

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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