jpdb beta

to begin to speak

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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incommunicative; taciturn

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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unguarded; frank; open

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

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to grow angry; to display one's anger

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chronological order; time series

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being in office

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in detail; with great care; completely; fully

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hatred

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

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endgame; final stage

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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good sense

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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unearned

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Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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one's possessions; ownership

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pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

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the whole nation

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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pillar of fire; blazing column

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negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

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mainly; primarily

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searching for the enemy

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just a little

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respect for the aged

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serious wound; serious injury

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lifesaver; person who saved one's life

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benefactor; patron

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to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment

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confidential information

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freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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grandchild

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to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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