jpdb beta

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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to walk in on; to tread upon

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink

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offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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complete; whole; perfect; safe

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old woman

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

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to get too skinny

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boy; juvenile; child

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(on) horseback; riding a horse

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to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

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Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

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people; populace; masses

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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street; quarter; district; area

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Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

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history

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to guess; to estimate

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both (people); the two of them

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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armor; armour

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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guard (soldier)

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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crowd of people

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

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charity; almsgiving

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in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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we; us

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

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