jpdb beta

to arrive home; to return

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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big problem

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next morning

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century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

dean

2

parking violation

4

ticket

2

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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I told you so

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic

1

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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grey; gray; ashen

10

robe

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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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you (plural)

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what do you want?; can I help you?

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

2

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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perfect; complete; flawless

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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offense and defense; offence and defence

2

several times; several degrees

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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perception; sensing; noticing

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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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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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

2

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire

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ridicule; scorn

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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