jpdb beta

alternately; by turns

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very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

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gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

4

stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

two weeks; fortnight

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sunset

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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candle

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in the same way as; just like

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet

2

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

country living; life in the country; country life

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

1

period; term; interval

1

viceroy; governor-general

4

singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

person of culture; cultured person

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

political force

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banquet; dinner party

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

nursing; looking after

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

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pale; pallid

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma

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temple (on side of head)

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bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

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bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

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