jpdb beta

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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suction cup; suction pad; sucker

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to stick to

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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gold medal

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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fine play

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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forgetful

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V sign (hand gesture); peace sign

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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to daub; to paint

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haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

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to keep silent

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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Munch; Munck; Munk

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of all people

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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half step; half a step

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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voice; cry; shout

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people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to pull down; to haul down

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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to realize; to realise

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danger signal; red light

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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weight (for scales); counterweight

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