jpdb beta

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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youth; springtime of life; adolescent

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sincere; earnest; serious

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foresight; foreknowledge; divination

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within one's means

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to subsist; to keep on living

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moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

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to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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phantom; vision; illusion

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

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the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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to dress up

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white kimono

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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to fall backward

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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flush; blush

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to run away; to run off

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bride

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

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feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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

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look, look!

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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make-up; makeup; cosmetics

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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a great variety of; diversity

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to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

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Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz

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frame; framework; outline

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