jpdb beta

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

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Everest

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return; coming back

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heavy drinking

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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white lily

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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famous book; masterpiece (literary work)

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miscellaneous knowledge

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reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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first edition

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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the first ...; primary

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oil shock

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the second ...

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unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

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the publishing world

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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small amount (of money); small sum

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regular customer; valued client

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character

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molars; back teeth

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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menial; meanness; servility; abject

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to encamp; to take up positions

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guerrilla warfare

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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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at most; at best

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

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to use and then throw away

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Germany

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indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

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check; restraint; oppression; suppression

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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freelance writer

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood

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