jpdb beta

agricultural land; farmland

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to need; to call for; to require

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to pay a tax

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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resources

2

many; a lot; much; multitude

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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reproductive (procreative) power; fertility

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

3

living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot

2

weak

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

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to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

2

support; backing; aid; assistance

3

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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firm refusal

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loser; defeated person; the defeated

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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uprising; revolt

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stare; gaze; fixation

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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to shed tears

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

2

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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compensation; reparation

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

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to make an appeal; to urge

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to argue vehemently

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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to occupy much space

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

preface; introduction; preamble

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to begin talking; to open up

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