jpdb beta

many problems; various problems

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clique; faction

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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children

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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objection; dissent; protest

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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madder red; dark red; crimson

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cloud

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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autumn; fall

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visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

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above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

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comfort; consolation; diversion

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

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snake; serpent; large snake

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time; years

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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to grow up; to become an adult

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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son; penis

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plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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marriage

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while; during (the time when)

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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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one week

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

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nursing (a patient)

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elementary particle; particle

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deviation; departure; omission

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suddenly; abruptly; impulsively

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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time around sunset; early evening

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unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

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