jpdb beta

game; contest; bout

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to demand money; to pester; to extort

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voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

free person; free spirit

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playboy

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

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epicureanism; hedonism

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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decision; determination

3

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

2

sense of responsibility

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playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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contradiction; inconsistency

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

to fulfill one's responsibilities

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doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

1

face; honour; honor; appearance; look

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to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

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

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Tanya

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(your) judgment; discernment

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

2

to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

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

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

3

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

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congratulations

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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flower shower; throwing flower petals over the bride and groom after exchanging of vows

2

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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