jpdb beta

shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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tiny; little; wee

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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relatively; comparatively

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making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

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all; everything

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to come to an end; to rest

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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to divert; to distract

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this area; around here

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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pebble

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great speed; recklessly fast speed

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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World Championships in Athletics

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decision of a contest; finals (in sports)

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several minutes; a few minutes

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to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

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packing; wrapping

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to need; to call for; to require

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fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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state of emergency; emergency; crisis

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best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

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not understanding; not knowing

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)

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pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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small talk; chat; gossip

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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coexistence; living together

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cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together

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rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

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to temper thoroughly; to train well

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upper arm

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long ago; already; a long time ago

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limit; bound

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emperor; king; prince

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to be squashed by; to be pinned under

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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letting (someone) die without helping

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to survive

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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