jpdb beta

form; shape; figure

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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raw meat; fresh meat

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lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level

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outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms

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to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

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simmer; bubble out; flow out

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repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

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foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

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(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

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next match; next game; next contest

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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new and old; incoming and outgoing

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on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

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sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking

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title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

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nine; 9

3

semifinals

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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electricity; (electric) light

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

to tremble

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

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good at fighting; usually wins a fight

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lawsuit; complaint

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gentle; mild-mannered

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

boy; man; male

2

single-mother household; fatherless family

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whispering into a person's ear

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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perfectly dedicated wife

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to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

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brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work

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