jpdb beta

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

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heir; successor

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to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

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flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

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to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear

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to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

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to make sense

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to make contact

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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to look back

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smiling

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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personal history

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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to happen to pass by

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

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priest; minister; pastor

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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(in) his way; peculiar to him

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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Crystal Palace, London

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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clear; distinct; evident; definite

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behind one's back

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thread; yarn; string

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same number

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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to defeat

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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six minutes

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a small force

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desire for revenge; vengeful thought

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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though; notwithstanding; although

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chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

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clear; distinct

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head; brains; intellect; understanding

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as it was before

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