jpdb beta

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

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(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

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under cover of night

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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to look upward

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to peek; to peep

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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source of worry; source of distress

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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afterwards

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this sort of

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often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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grip (of hand); grip strength

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solution; solution strategy

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comparison

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

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sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

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compared with

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new moon; crescent moon

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to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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verbal message; word (from someone)

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smoothly; easily; readily

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paper

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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midnight; dead of night

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to leave behind

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night

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being on duty; person on duty

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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spice; spices; condiment

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cultivation

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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