jpdb beta

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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drinker; person who can hold their drink

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to die; to go to heaven

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intimate; close

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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clear; distinct

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human thought

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to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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to turn completely into; to become completely

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obvious; transparent

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the future; future prospects

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

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three days and three nights

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joints; points (of a speech)

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worn out of shape

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absolutely; only

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to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

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body and soul; mind and body

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legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

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bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

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empress; queen

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to push open

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to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago

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piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

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such

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connection; relation

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blood relationship

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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philanthropist

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to have a relationship; to have relations

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concubine (of a noble)

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close connection; deep involvement; close relationship

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

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galley

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dock; thorough physical examination

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(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness

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impregnable

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patient; having a long fuse

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resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

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first day; opening day

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to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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