jpdb beta

months and years

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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to pretend; to feign

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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putting into operation; invocation

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quarrel between sisters

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tomfoolery; monkey business

1

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

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arrogance

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resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

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to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

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recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

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protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

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doll; puppet; figure

1

being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

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to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)

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materials; data; document

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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day by day; every day; by the day

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any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

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to get late; to advance; to wear on

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narrow-minded

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softly; mildly; gently; politely

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

1

exorcism

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surprise; something unexpected

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

ever since morning

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killing two birds with one stone

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sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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position

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overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles

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