jpdb beta

ash; ashes

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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beast; brute; animal

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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ear drops (medicine); eardrops

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shallow knowledge; superficial learning

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to step out of the bath

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to get wet

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

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to wipe; to dry

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freckles; buckwheat chaff

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cheek (of face)

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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towel

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one hand

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

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stature; height

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

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in one's own way or style

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

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chance; opportunity

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(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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we; us

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to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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

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means; is; as for

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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is that so?

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yes; that is so

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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color spotting; color irregularity; color spots

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one part; one portion; one section

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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suspicious; doubtful

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