jpdb beta

to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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smoothly; easily; readily

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to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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low voice; whisper

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atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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it is I who should say so

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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tool; implement; instrument; equipment

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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in search of; in order to look for

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

to drop one's shoulders

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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way one walks; one's walk

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(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

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water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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wet through; drenched

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

3

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

3

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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cleavage (between breasts)

3

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

2

apology

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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