jpdb beta

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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gambler

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relative; relation; kin

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wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense

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to take to; to let one's heart go out to

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administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

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police officer; policeman; constable

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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one's elders or superiors

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polite; respectful; reverent

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series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

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folk beliefs; folk religion

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example; precedent; case

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departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

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double-grave system; system of having one grave for the body and a separate one for prayers and services

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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Sinicization; Sinification

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political system; political institution; regime

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junior official

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report to the emperor

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appointment (to an office); investiture; commission

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above the clouds; the heavens

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(name of) one's occupation; title of one's position; (job) title; official title

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individual; private person; personal; natural person

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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separate; scattered; apart

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to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

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to reason; to sum up; to conclude

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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wart

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crude drug; natural drug; galenical

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dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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taking medicine; dosing

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coix seed (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

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you (plural)

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pigeon; dove

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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