jpdb beta

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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to settle (a dispute)

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dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

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to correct oneself; to restate

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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hmm; I see; hrm

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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scene; spectacle; sight; view

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though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

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encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

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hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

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to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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land

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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all; everything

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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under construction

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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next week

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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attendance; presence; appearance

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

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path; lane

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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invitation

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due form; official; formality

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escort

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

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partner

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powerful person; influential person

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how long; how much; to what extent

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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(romantic) love

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only; merely; but; no more than

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