jpdb beta

soft drink; refreshing drink

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

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to lose balance

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to shake; to sway; to waver

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

1

crossroads; intersection

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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(passenger) car; automobile

1

to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs

2

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

1

relativity; relative

1

distance; range

5

rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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driver; chauffeur

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

5

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

evil spirit

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

4

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

4

evening; night; dinner

4

news

4

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

to bloom

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

stealth technology

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US armed forces

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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this area; around here

2

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

1

huge breasts; huge boobs

1

truth

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because

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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