jpdb beta

favour; favor

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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brand new

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lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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sobbing; weeping; whimpering

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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short life; short lived

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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ha ha ha (laughter)

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to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

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proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

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base of the throat; bottom of the neck

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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to do ...

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useful; helpful

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path of retreat

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prize; award; reward

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

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act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance

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the first in history; only once in history

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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last volume (in set)

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seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

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guidepost; signpost

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eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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to talk together

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with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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