jpdb beta

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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the street; the town

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overriding principle; main principle; great principle

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to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

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to make narrow

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fog; mist; spray

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thin ice

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)

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thirty; 30

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four years

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second

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Ecumenical Council

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

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original (text)

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book burning

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writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

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engineer; technical officer

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

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record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

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notes; draft; manuscript

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to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

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extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

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being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

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annotated edition

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science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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passage; paragraph

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the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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smoothly; easily; readily

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to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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slightly shrewd

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to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

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negative; contradictory

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implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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in fact

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