jpdb beta

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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always; all the time

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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right; privilege

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scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

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ignorant of the ways of the world

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

to wave one's hand

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

to be careful in speech

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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conviction; belief; confidence

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to incur someone's enmity

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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security; stability; safety; peace

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

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failure; mistake; blunder

1

cooperative; helpful

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circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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overwhelming

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military force; military strength

1

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

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pride; dignity; self-worth

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to become; to be

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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approval; endorsement

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

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fatal; deadly; mortal

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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release; liberation; acquittal

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place; position; location; position; standing; status

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

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food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

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portion for two people

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