jpdb beta

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

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(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

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medical affairs

5

taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

5

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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time; season; period; phase; stage

2

was

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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I; me

5

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

premature death; untimely death; dying young

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

1

indicates question

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

1

mother

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

1

last year

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

huh?; what's up?

2

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

very; extremely; that is

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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morning and evening

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thousands

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

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

1

too much; excessive; too

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

2

successor

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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