jpdb beta

to look around; to survey

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ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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hence; for that reason

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

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willpower; energy; vitality

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only; sole; unique

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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

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someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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impossible to do (although wants to)

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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raisin; raisins

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honey

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high-class item

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valuable article; valuables

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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burn mark; singe

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oil

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

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luxury item

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proposal; offer; request; application

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quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful

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I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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rust

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dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

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scrubbing brush; scourer

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)

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thirty; 30

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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