jpdb beta

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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money; metal

2

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

4

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

2

new; fresh; novel

1

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

3

to lend; to loan

2

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

1

text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions

1

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

1

lender; creditor; landlord

1

borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter

1

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

3

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

1

portion; section; part

1

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

19

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

8

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

3

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

2

Shakespeare, William

2

drama; play; Chinese opera

2

The Merchant of Venice (play by William Shakespeare)

1

usurer; usury; loansharking

1

Shylock

3

trader

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Antonio

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing

2

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

2

within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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trial; judgement; judgment

4

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

18

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

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even

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

no

5

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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