jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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the neck

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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other than; excluding; without

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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meow; miaow; cat

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to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling

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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

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Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

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mountain path

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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to distract one's attention

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

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bombarding; shelling; bombardment

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sitting in a circle

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quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly

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I; me

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trade; business; occupation; profession; job

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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these guys; these fellows

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field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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steady; honest; sober; straightforward

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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youth; young man

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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

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carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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self-introduction

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in turns; alternately; in order

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Peko

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much the same

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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Jed

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to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

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