jpdb beta

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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penal servitude; submitting to a sentence; pleading guilty

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official duties; office; function

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earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

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to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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by hook or by crook; by all possible means

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shin; shank; lower leg

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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deep impression

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to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

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curse; spell; malediction

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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(not even) a few words

2

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to sleep; to fall asleep

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to become spring-like; to show signs of spring

2

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

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hubbub; din; noise

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

1

remaining; left-over; excess

1

ume (plum) blossoms

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shopping district; shopping street; downtown

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

1

square

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grey; gray; ashen

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construction; architecture (of buildings)

2

interior; inside; internal

1

melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

leather

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

1

chronic disease

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

to die; to be killed

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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fast asleep; dead to the world

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table salt

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injection; jab; shot

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life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

wandering; rambling; roaming

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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endurance contest; test of endurance

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