jpdb beta

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

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every day; daily

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disregarding; ignoring

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stagnation; hindrance; delay

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

1

warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

4

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

mass (of people); large crowd

1

crowd; throng

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

3

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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presumption; assumption; estimation

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look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

circulation (esp. of documents); sending round

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to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

1

sabotage; subversive activities

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member

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

7

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend

1

list; wrist

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

1

to sit (down)

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

order; turn

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

2

signed ballot

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

whether or not

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

2

inside; interior; inner part

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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