jpdb beta

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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to have troubles; to have concerns

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at once; immediately; right now

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settlement; solution; resolution

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

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candy; sweet; confectionary

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

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however; because; as

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to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

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impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned

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to embrace

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to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

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to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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then; if so; if

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assassination

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killing; murder

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advantage; point in favor; point in favour

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

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completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese

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after; since

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inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

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to follow another's example

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