jpdb beta

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

jest; joke; funny story

2

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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time; season; period; phase; stage

2

miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

3

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

other side; opposite side; other party

2

to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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phenomenon

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

7

purpose of a visit

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periodic; regular; routine

2

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

2

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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ha ha ha (laughter)

3

to get dry

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

2

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

2

to interrupt (a person)

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

rather than

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

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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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

1

to drink in one gulp

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

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since; this person

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this person

3

good news

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

5

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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almost; roughly; approximately

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