jpdb beta

dancer (usu. female)

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(social) position; status

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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

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purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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-like

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surely; certainly

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

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to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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to hold; to maintain

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to give birth to; to have a stomachache

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half a lifetime

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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to begin to speak

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first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

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minister's secretary

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advanced level; high grade; senior

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management; administration; operation

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helper; assistant; help

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office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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to get help; to enlist aid

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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