jpdb beta

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

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or; or else

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advocate; proponent; supporter

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

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vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

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any number of times

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how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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laws (of nature); (divine) providence

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

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bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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accumulation; accumulate; store

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despair; hopelessness

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to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

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darkness; the dark

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

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eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross

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dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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delay; putting off; procrastination

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system

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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democracy

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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(system of) slavery

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human rights; civil liberties

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to make a mistake; to blunder

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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supply and demand

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balance

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tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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