jpdb beta

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence

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acting; performance

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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(apportioning) in small amounts

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hostility; animosity; enmity

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manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

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simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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paranormality; anomalous phenomenon

1

chill; shakes; ague

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rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

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utilitarianism

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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limit; restriction

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

2

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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to spare time (for)

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utility

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

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factor

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freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

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one-way

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discussion

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

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screen name; username; handle

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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personal connections

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thought to be; seen as

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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approval; endorsement

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hundreds

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many thousands

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charismatic

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performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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