jpdb beta

pile; accumulation

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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technology; technique; technical

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high class; high grade

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before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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being left out; being excluded; being ostracized

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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very

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clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes

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to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

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clincher; winning technique; official winning technique

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

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even now; still; as yet

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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reference; consultation

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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

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ideal; ideals

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mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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very likely; very probable

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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natural product; product of nature

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising

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one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

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girl's feeling; maiden's mind

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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taking care of one's health

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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to make ambiguous

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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inevitable; necessary

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so to speak

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing

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though; much as

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