jpdb beta

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

to be dead; to be lifeless

2

precarious situation; precarious state

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

1

humid; sultry

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

22

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

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being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

2

letter; writings

1

everyone; anyone; no one

2

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

3

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

4

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

2

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

4

good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show

1

collapse; downfall

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sense of beauty; aesthetic sense

1

good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

dandruff

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

private tutor; coach; governess

2

deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship

1

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

social structure

1

fate; chance

2

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

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to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

2

to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome

2

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

3

to take the initiative

1

disgrace; humiliation

6

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

3

impulse; impetus; urge

2

dagger; dirk

2

to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash

2

(large) shark

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by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

Nara; Kongōbu-ji

2

untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown

1

information; news; report; reward; retribution

2

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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