jpdb beta

picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

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information exchange

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evening; dusk

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unnecessary; needless

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long distance; long haul

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curfew

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hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

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measure; step; action

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official announcement; proclamation

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informal; unofficial

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged

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ageing; aging; senile deterioration

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

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unique; peculiar; singular

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big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

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outbreak of war; starting a war

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relatively; comparatively

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to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

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Scylla

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

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to make a profit

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series of battles; successive battles

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Cates

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

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hippy; hippie

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road; load; lord

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discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon

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to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly

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drinking party; banquet; feast

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to poke; to push

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imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

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washroom; bathroom

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cold water

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to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

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(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

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