jpdb beta

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

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pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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relative; relation; kin

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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(social) position; status

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

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only daughter

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one eyebrow

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)

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misunderstanding

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

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to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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pointing out; identification

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

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doctor; physician

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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email address

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in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

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both (people)

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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by force

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

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restaurant

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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of no interest; not interested

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