jpdb beta

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

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thin skin

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acquaintance

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to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

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spiritualism; idealism

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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cool breeze; refreshing breeze

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day by day

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duty; obligation

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undivided attention; concentration

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to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

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tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony

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to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

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trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner

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record; transcript

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writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test

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stenographic record; shorthand notes

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witness

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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all times and places; all ages and countries

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book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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high price

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prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to buy up

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to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction

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makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

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to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

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heavy drinking

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to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

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nightmare; bad dream

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evergreen oak

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

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space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin

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riverside; riverbank; edge of a river

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dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)

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to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

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miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

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hailing distance

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tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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