jpdb beta

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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teacher (classroom)

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lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

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pupil; student; schoolchild

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

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room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

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throne

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how long; how far; how much

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

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to make something be done in time

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

conscious; deliberate; intentional

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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to decide; to determine

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Nerima

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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to smash; to crush

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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mission; delegation; transmission

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to join forces; to cooperate

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curve; bend; crook

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terminus; last stop (e.g. train)

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wide; broad

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floor

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cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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puzzle

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(key to) solution

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

half day

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

2

in this way; like this

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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to run down (stairs, etc.)

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splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence

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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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mistake; error; blunder

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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