jpdb beta

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

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fraction; odd amount; leftover amount

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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good evening

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propeller

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Pellet; Pere; Peret; Pelé (1940.10.23-)

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profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

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lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

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most difficult; next to impossible

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by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible

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legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon

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Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

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(only) one option; one possible choice

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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heartening; reassuring

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

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recoverable

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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heavy armament

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runner-up; second (in a race)

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ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

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community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide

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crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

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cough; coughing; tussis

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small bag

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gross; disgusting

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great victory; crushing victory

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realistic; true to life

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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straw

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without permission; without notice

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vacant house; unoccupied house

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slum

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to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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wasted money; unused money

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