jpdb beta

to join hands (with)

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parent and child

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

sure; yeah; I know

2

shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

step; pace; stride

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to take time

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

5

rather; better; instead; if anything

6

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

2

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

7

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

to smile

2

to be common

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most of all; extremely; supremely

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

2

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

beyond that point; after that

2

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

3

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

4

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

8

return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

3

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

7

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

5

to have a talk; to tell a story

2

independence; self-reliance

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

4

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

4

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother

1

outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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