jpdb beta

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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to lift; to turn over; to fold over

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

1

over-familiar

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

3

mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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way of calling

2

real name

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

2

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

weather-beaten

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secret weapon

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

1

game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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rear garden; back yard

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

guidance

2

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

4

wall; fence

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left side; left-hand side

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reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

2

house; hall; building

1

first experience (of something); first sexual experience

1

let's go

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detour; roundabout way

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

2

plants; vegetation

2

vegetation

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air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

1

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

steep slope

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

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