jpdb beta

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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colour; color; hue; tints

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

5

black ground; black cloth

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock

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to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

2

woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

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Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae

4

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

2

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

3

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

to spread one's wings

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European magpie (Pica pica)

1

light blue; pale blue

1

organdy; organdie

1

headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing

2

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

4

peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative

1

accomplishment; execution

1

state of progress

2

to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

1

it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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counter for drops of liquid

2

(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears

2

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)

1

paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

1

jelly-like

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exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

counter for colours

2

thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

1

eyelid

2

cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn

1

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

eyelash curler

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

cuticle

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pore (of the skin)

2

at a loss for words; stumped for words

1

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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ring

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely

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