jpdb beta

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

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(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

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something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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inscrutable; incomprehensible

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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means; method

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to keep secret; to conceal

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faltering; hesitation

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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easy to understand

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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phantom; vision; illusion

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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level ground; horizon; field of view

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to wash away

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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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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meteor; shooting star; falling star

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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(a) few; some; several

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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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guess; conjecture

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surface; outer layer

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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preface; introduction; preamble

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

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