jpdb beta

protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

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place to go; destination

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

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secret; private; surreptitious

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moan; groan; groaning

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

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to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

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to dirty one's hands

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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to shake one's head

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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can never be able to

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they; those guys; those fellows

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to give oneself airs; to be prudish

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vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

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to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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patience; endurance; perseverance

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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root; basis; foundation

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

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Sawako

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cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)

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abuse; curse; swearing; insult

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too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

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control

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to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

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left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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