jpdb beta

the ... in question

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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to wait upon; to serve

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to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

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(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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moonlit night

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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boastful speech; bragging

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coquettish voice; flirtatious voice

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face

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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since then; from that time; ever since

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in public; in company

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to do

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without

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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distant; cold; formal

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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to be possible to occur

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dealing with; coping with

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utility value

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

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to pinch; to nip

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like this; in this way; as you see

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to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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for fun; half in jest

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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absence; disregard; indifference

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stagnation; hindrance; delay

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to vent one's anger

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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incompetent (person)

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

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