jpdb beta

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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duet

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to sing energetically; to sing with abandon

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

style of acting

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

4

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

2

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

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hangover

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to writhe (in pain)

2

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

1

woman of around thirty

2

drinking at home (as opposed to going out)

1

abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

2

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

man-eating fiend

2

deed; act

4

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

pond

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newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

2

yakuza

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annoying; noisy; strict

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

3

shyness; shame

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

2

slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

1

maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)

1

to grow up; to become an adult

2

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

psychology

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report; paper; reportage

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alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

2

to look around; to survey

4

a few hours

3

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

feigned tears; crocodile tears

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weeping; lamenting

2

presence; sitting with; being with

2

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

3

valuable article; valuables

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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