jpdb beta

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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phew; whew

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's house; 's home

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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to rise; to erect; to get up

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early rising

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to dream (of)

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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real name

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Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace

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saviour; savior; messiah

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established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

4

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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unfaithful adaptation; hideous adaptation; terrible spin-off

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precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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to swim

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school term; semester

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

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after school (at the end of the day)

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clubroom

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower

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asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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lawn; sod; turf

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the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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end; close; termination

1

win; victory

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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frequent; incessant

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fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

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maintenance

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

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blue sky

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