jpdb beta

(with a) thud

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masterful performance; virtuosity

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soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

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reform; renovation

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hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

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supreme deity

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unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

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play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank

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right in the midst of; right at the height of

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down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

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wine cask or barrel

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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one's superior's anger; imperial wrath

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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(all) together

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change; transformation; inversion

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whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

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university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

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admonition; commandment; sila (precept)

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nothing but; none other than

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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unqualified; without qualifications

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the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm

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fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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after; later

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to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

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to push back

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

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vanguard; advance guard

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end; close

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spider

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

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group member

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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outside world; physical world

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100,000; hundred thousand

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