jpdb beta

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

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movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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to be bony; to be angular

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to stare back at; to look back at

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real intention; true motive; true meaning

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to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

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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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to push (something) against

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necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish

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thinking back now; looking back

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deceitful; cruel

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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the opposite sex; isomerism

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impulse; urge; impetus

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

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amorous glance; wink

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

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ticklish; embarrassing

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

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to finish dyeing

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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first kiss

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clear; evident; obvious; white

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to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

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for the first time in one's life

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

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between times; when there's a spare moment

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big leakage; uncontained leak

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solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame

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cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

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