jpdb beta

expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

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that's the way it is; such is life

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this world; this life; world of the living

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

4

what's what; heads or tails

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

3

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

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to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

jurisdiction; control

3

democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)

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executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities

3

territory; autonomous region

1

something; something or other; something something

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

2

in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

2

government; administration; ministry

1

system of government; government structure

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to knead; to turn

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

2

loyalty; faithfulness

1

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

the late; the deceased

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compared with

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pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

hostility; antagonism; opposition

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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

aha!; yes sir

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to burst into laughter

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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that is to say; so that means

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

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trial; judgement; judgment

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to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

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same meaning; synonymy

4

tool; implement; means; furniture

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simply; merely; only; solely

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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