jpdb beta

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

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dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role

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the street; the town

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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brainwashing

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fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

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harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)

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psychological; mental

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strong pressure; heavy pressure

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labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

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

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far

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to feel at ease

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feelings of guilt

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decrease; reduction; decline

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

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escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

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puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute

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skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

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spectator; audience

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cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

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one's real father; natural father; biological father

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psychological trauma

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

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dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life

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tone

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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both shoulders

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prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)

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last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

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ebb tide

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semicircle

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

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saliva; sputum

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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to boil; to simmer

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laugh; laughter

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army corps; corps

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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belongings; appendage; accessory

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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smelting furnace; blast furnace

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