jpdb beta

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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scarce; rare

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upper arm

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trivial; slight

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

2

pigeon; dove

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riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)

1

stamina; tenacity

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to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

2

advantage

2

melancholy; gloom; depression

1

persevering; very patient

1

respect; esteem; regard

2

dead of night; midnight

1

if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

1

night; nighttime

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

in the dark

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to jump at; to be attracted by

2

quickly

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

candlestick; candlestand

1

lamp; light

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

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closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family

1

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

1

to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

1

to make a speech; to address

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

2

rather than (do ...)

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

kiss

1

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

2

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

dance

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

1

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

strikeout; strike out; fanning out

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