jpdb beta

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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pangs of conscience

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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with a start; with a jump

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

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more than anything; above all else

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good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab

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to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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simple; easy

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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simple; brief

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to spend time (on doing something)

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not worth considering; out of the question

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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hand; hands

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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low table; table with very short legs

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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remarkable; striking; obvious

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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affirmative

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious

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extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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Kélo, Chad

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stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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to stiffen; to become stiff

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rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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dagger

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fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

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these guys; these fellows

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