jpdb beta

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

to exchange words

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

2

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

3

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

7

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

4

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

8

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

consideration; taking into account

4

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

2

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

5

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

11

monotonous

1

mechanical

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keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term

2

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

to step forward; to take a step forward

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

1

(brute) force; using all one's might

2

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

2

one's best interests; one's own good

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

3

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

11

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

3

to cook (e.g. rice)

1

manyfold

2

to swell up

2

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

to lose balance

1

backache

1

looks; features

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

6

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

8

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

7

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

4

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

2

to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise

3

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

4

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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