jpdb beta

to hold one's breath

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sports shoes; sneakers

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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how long; how far; how much

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to get dry

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wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

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bungalow; one-story house

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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light brown; tawny

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elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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water well

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field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden

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chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

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to pick at; to peck at

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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south side

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drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

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eight; 8

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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hanging scroll

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Japan

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purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

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flash (of light); glint; schiller

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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to meet; to greet

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

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not only

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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wear; abrasion

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

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