jpdb beta

study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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dazzling; radiant

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

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end; close; termination

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grinning; smirking

3

to grasp tightly

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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to stay calm; to keep cool

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to the last; persistency; thoroughness

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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food

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being produced in a particular region; local specialty

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precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints

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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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roguish; impish

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")

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the last moment; the very end

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such; like that; in that way

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

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great lie; falsehood

2

being startled; getting a shock

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close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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pulsation; pulsatory motion

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cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

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full-course dinner; multicourse meal

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to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

right shoulder

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

3

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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to kiss

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too much; excessively; too

4

romantic; spicy; coquettish

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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to stare back at; to look back at

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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the exact opposite

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to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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