jpdb beta

discharge; dismissal

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

1

bomb; bombshell

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy

1

to take one's eyes off

1

dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

(speak) bluntly; frankly

1

to spit

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

1

raining; downpour

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

missus; missis

3

dimwit

1

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

1

discarding; firing (an employee)

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

whenever you want; any time you like

1

to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with

1

this for sure; certainly is

1

shining example of a man

1

worldly-wise man

1

son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

2

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

blackmail; extortion; persistent demand

1

to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

3

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them

1

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

2

grinning; smirking

3

condition of fire; heat level; fire strength

1

to whistle

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song; singing

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

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similar

2

to have in one's dreams

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chance; opportunity

2

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

play; drama

2