jpdb beta

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name

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charm; amulet; talisman

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

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precisely because

2

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

2

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

only; sole; unique

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but; however; although

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pocket

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

1

to poke; to push

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training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

3

(one's) life

2

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

carpet

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noise; din

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

1

several days later

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armband; arm band; brassard

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appeal; call for something; request; axiom

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

3

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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being terribly grateful

2

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

desire; wish; request

2

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

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when; at what point

2

exchange; conversion

2

sashimi; make-up

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center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

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