jpdb beta

idea

1

almost; nearly; close to

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to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

1

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

2

penetrating cold

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

canned coffee

4

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

2

suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet

1

drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)

3

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

urgency; emergency

1

I; we

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

2

to increase; to grow

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

radius

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

near; close; beside; third person

1

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

to become empty; to be emptied

1

one more time; once more; once again

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although I say; although one might say; although called

2

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

winter vacation; winter holidays

7

the New Year begins; the New Year starts

3

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

1

Tokyo

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twenty-five

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time limit

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winter; wintertime; winter term

4

ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

5

house; one's house; one's home; one's family

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

(season of) winter

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to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

it seems that; as if

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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I see; that's right; indeed

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real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

(a) few; some; several

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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