jpdb beta

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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forcibly; against one's will

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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you; dear; honey

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to do

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to choose; to select

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reason; pretext; motive

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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who; what kind of person

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perfect; complete

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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grim face; angry look

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

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a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

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this evening; tonight

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prison

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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prisoner

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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serious; not joking; straight

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

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use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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