jpdb beta

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

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to fade; to become dim

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simplification

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easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

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

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inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

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superiority complex; sense of superiority

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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support; stay; prop

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lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

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very small; tiny; insignificant

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beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

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to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

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to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

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to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities

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killing; murder

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life

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to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

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lack of individuality or personality

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terrorism

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to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with

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to give; to do (something) for

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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to finish speaking

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bullet (from a rifle)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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imagination; supposition; guess

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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stage director

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script; screenplay; scenario

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

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to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)

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to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

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