jpdb beta

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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oozing; damp; sodden

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parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

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silent; solemn; quiet

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rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

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to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

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not caring; not giving a damn

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to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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

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that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

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indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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it seems that; as if

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instinctive; instinctual

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to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something

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front tooth; foretooth; incisor

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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to push aside; to brush aside

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fish

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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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one (thing); one piece; one item

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to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

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epilogue

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disturbance; kerfuffle

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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in succession; one by one

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as promised

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abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance

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food; foodstuff; prey; victim

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heading; headline; index; headword

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record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

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some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

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so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

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drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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special feature article

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exclusive interview

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legend; folklore; tradition

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