jpdb beta

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

2

for visitors or guests

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sofa; couch

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to sit (down)

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knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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both hands; both arms; ten

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to grasp tightly

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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same; similar; (just) like; equal

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they; them

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

to toady; to be obsequious

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

self-protection

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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to shake one's head

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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back; behind; rear

2

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

2

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

2

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

sharp sighted; easily awakened

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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