jpdb beta

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

shape up!; act properly!

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to intervene; to stop (something)

1

cousin (female)

2

relative; relation; kin

1

connection; link; relationship

1

to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest

1

after

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awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

3

harassment; pestering

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

3

to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

2

to point at

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

1

you (plural)

1

whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

to be touching; to be moving

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to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

1

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

5

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

1

all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

occurrence; happening; incident; event

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium

1

preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

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