jpdb beta

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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outward appearance

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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liquid metal

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smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

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epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

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to cling

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust

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one hand

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to raise overhead

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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in accordance with plans; just as planned

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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desk; copy editor

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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each; every

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-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to burn out

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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rear guard

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middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

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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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while; during (the time when)

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