jpdb beta

the other day; a few days ago

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in high spirits; elated

1

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

1

end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

1

mohawk (hairstyle); mohican; Mohican (tribe); Mahican

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2

completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

2

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

9

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly

1

strategist

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

4

young person; youth; young

2

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

10

right to speak

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

5

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

2

father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

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Sanada Yukitaka (1513-1574.6.8)

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high efficiency; high performance

1

grandpa; granddad

1

hope; white hope; person of promise

1

having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

2

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

once more; again

2

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate

1

having both wisdom and courage

1

twenty; 20

4

to count; to enumerate

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

I; me

2

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

4

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

3

in person; personally; directly

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

4

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

emphasis-adding particle

5

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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