jpdb beta

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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to build a house

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sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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opening; gap; dried and opened fish

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noble class; nobility

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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innocent; simple-minded

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to cast down one's eyes

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the other day; a few days ago

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

5

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

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professional duties

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return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

reorganization; reorganisation

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained

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freedom; free man; free woman

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royal family

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absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer

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vassal; retainer

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to wait upon; to serve

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both parties; both sides

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to show signs of; to appear

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plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation

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to hand over; to turn over; to cede

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

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joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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expulsion; excommunication

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history

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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member

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limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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long

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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successor; replacement; second wife

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