jpdb beta

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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laundry; the washing

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

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to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

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to be worn out (from domestic life)

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rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

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indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors

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to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

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to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

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dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land

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invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat

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leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

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blue cloth; blue ground; blue background

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sphere; counter for balls

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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thinking back now

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

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pet cat

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to pamper; to spoil

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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to lay aside; to set aside

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sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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unlucky

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to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

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squashed; crushed

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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one's way back; one's way home

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

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visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

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at that time; in those days

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absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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once more

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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rain cloud

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