jpdb beta

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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lock-opening; lock-picking

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meat (for consumption)

2

sweeping and cleaning

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to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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we; us

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful

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outsider; someone outside of a group

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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fretfully; impatiently

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to pout

3

drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

2

year in, year out; always; 24-7

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hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

3

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

3

to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

2

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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to be found

2

to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart

5

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

4

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera); Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker

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wild bird

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

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woodpecker

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slender; slim

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to dissolve; to melt

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charming; fascinating; attractive

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

5

person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

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torii; Shinto shrine archway

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

4

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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line; queue; procession; matrix

2

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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clunk; thump

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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last year

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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order (for an item); request; demand; condition

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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