jpdb beta

border guard

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open access (in a library); open shelves

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to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

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more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

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useless member of society; hopeless case; failure

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legal holiday

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deep brown

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to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose

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chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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Happy Birthday

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chainlike

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poor work; humble reference to one's own work

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deep brown

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to

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lovesickness

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stumbling; failure; misstep; setback

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uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

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love story; romance

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quirky; idiosyncratic

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to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains

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knife thrower; knife throwing

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for one's age

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significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

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special measure; special measures

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Jallais

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roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid

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having good eyesight

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day shift

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fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness

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flourish of trumpets; fanfare

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to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

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compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu

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watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

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a find; windfall; bargain

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)

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to wait for an opportunity

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to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself

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boarding school

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to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

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skill; dexterity; master hand

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to be of no importance

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hopeless; unworkable

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beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

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going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape

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capture; arrest

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rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality

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