jpdb beta

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

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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complicated and mysterious

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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list; wrist

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complexity

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when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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too much; excessively; too

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quietly; soundlessly

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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just now; a little while back; a short time ago

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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incident; affair; happening; event

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

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to rise; to erect; to get up

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cheek (of face)

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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to lie down (and rest)

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good feeling; feeling good

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strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

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surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

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solitary island

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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eccentric; crank; oddball

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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on the occasion of

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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