jpdb beta

to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing

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to form a group; to form a bunch

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gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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to blow out; to spout out

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baptism

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

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don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised

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lesson; precept; teachings; moral

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

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discovery; detection; finding

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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easy; simple; light

2

tail (animal); tail end; tip

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martial arts

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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particularly; only; in the case of

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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moisture

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

2

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

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dancing; dance

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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to scoop up; to dip up

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one revolution; one rotation

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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mere child's play

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to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

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to go crazy; to go off one's head

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

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milk duct; galactophore; latex duct; laticifer

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