jpdb beta

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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prank; practical joke

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lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

2

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

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to crack jokes

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

1

more than usual

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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being startled; getting a shock

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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appeal; entreaty; request

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embarrassed; ashamed

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bitter-tasting bug

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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proud; elated

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laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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grasp; catch; understanding

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

2

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

personal feelings; self-interest

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such ... as; or some such

3

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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(hand) towel; handkerchief

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to congeal; to freeze

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation

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this (very thing); this precisely

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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that is; namely; i.e.

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