jpdb beta

to hesitate to say

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fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

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grim face; angry look

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

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sense of security

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wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

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(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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no-good man; (male) loser

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hand used like a sword in striking

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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violent explosion; bursting

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ouch

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to get on; to climb on

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sweet voice; seductive voice

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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jealousy; roasted rice cake

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

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exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

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unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

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shape up!; act properly!

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of all people

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(clenched) fist; knuckles

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to rebuke; to scold harshly

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form

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needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

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to win and advance to the next round

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

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Koto

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)

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charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

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to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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