jpdb beta

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

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Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)

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to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

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ancestor

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

territory

1

free translation; liberal translation

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

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soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish

2

space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

3

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

1

(good) advice

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pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

limit; bounds

2

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

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great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding

1

promising without due consideration

2

example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

exceeding ...; over ...; above ...

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cunning old man

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(something) one does not really mean; insincere

1

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

schedule; program; programme; agenda

1

Imperial Council

22

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

topic of discussion; agenda

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report to a superior

2

secretly; privately

1

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

2

the same opinion

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blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war

1

without an appointment

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person of common sense; common sense man

1

van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront

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universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence

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rebel; traitor

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don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it

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castle gate

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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(one's) countenance; face

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looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy

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