jpdb beta

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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assassination

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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brigand; bandit

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old man; old geezer

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man

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blood relationship

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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not worth considering; out of the question

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to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

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number of persons; personnel

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

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muffled voice

1

five; 5

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command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

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to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

1

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

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descendant

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half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

1

useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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reliance; dependence

1

formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

1

large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei

3

spinning wheel

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

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

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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evidence; proof

1

collecting; assembling

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

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misgovernment

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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how many people; a number of people

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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interior; inside; internal

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