jpdb beta

trick; act

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abusive language

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attack; charge; raid

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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to draw a line

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resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

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to straighten oneself

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professional duties

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faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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bucket; pail; tub

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

3

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

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salty taste; saltiness

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hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

time; pause; space; room

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

3

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

3

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

10

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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15; fifteen

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poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency

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sidelocks; hair at the temples

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lottery; lot; raffle; draw

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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agricultural machinery and equipment

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storehouse; warehouse; godown

2

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

2

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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high class; esteemed; cherished

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beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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like; as if; the same as

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you; (arch.) your residence

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precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

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glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

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