jpdb beta

false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan

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to defy conventional wisdom

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hostage

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hesitation; indecision

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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to feel ashamed

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regret; repentance

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hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

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inhuman; heinous; atrocious

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to hesitate; to waver

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

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in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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that's the way it is; such is life

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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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older sister; elder sister

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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abstract

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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to share

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other

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that day; the very same day

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late at night; at a late hour

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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companion; company; tritagonist

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to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

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(body) weight

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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