jpdb beta

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

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to put one's strength into

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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to leave open

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly

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gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to finish speaking

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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heartbeat

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bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

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to be too late; to be too slow

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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to keep a promise; to keep one's word

4

cassette tape

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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elbow

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weeping; lamenting

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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to overflow from something full

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shout; yell; scream; cry

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)

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mad laughter; maniacal laughter

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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older brother; elder brother

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