jpdb beta

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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glass ceiling

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jet black

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

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

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to discuss; to talk together

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as one of

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preference; priority; precedence

2

foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

1

to swim

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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heir; inheritor; successor

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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serves you right!; see what happens!

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

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His Majesty the King

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reform; innovation

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(insectile, especially moth) scales

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personal connections

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every quarter; all sides

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to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

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I; me

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

1

to have; to possess

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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two things; two persons

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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maximum; extreme; utmost

3

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

3

festival

2

to be embarrassed; to lose face

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