jpdb beta

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

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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to flirt with; to dally

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already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

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one example of (when there are more examples)

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)

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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

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to hesitate to say

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

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walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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room for menservants

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male

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lounge

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schoolboy; male student

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to wait for an opportunity

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup

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curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

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hotel

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

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to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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how can (one) do something

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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list; wrist

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

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flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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friend

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

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unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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bull's-eye; the mark

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