jpdb beta

mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly

1

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

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doll; puppet; figure

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

love; affection

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

2

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

funny; amusing

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

2

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

3

similar to; like

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

2

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

as a child; when one was a child

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

1

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

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

material for experiments; experimental material

1

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

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

6

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

1

underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer

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warrior; samurai

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

only; nothing but

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1