jpdb beta

sprint; dash; scampering

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time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

dead of night; midnight

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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dark night

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cliff top

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

2

just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

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to step forward; to take a step forward

2

fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

reflexive; reflecting

3

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

one; one

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grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing

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naked eye; the physical eye

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to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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foolish question

2

to think of; to come up with

1

older sister; elder sister

1

vertical; perpendicular

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to be found

4

shades of evening; dead of night

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

2

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

2

long hand; minute hand

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hair's breadth

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beautiful face; good looks; beauty

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older sister and younger brother

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to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

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too much; excessive; too

2

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

to step back; to walk backwards

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course; route; path; process; means

2

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious

1

soprano

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles

3

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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