jpdb beta

sports newspaper

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substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

3

to grapple

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

to talk nonsense

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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personnel selection

1

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

1

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

4

cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)

1

to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)

2

road; load; lord

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

along the road; at the side of the road

1

excuse; pretext

2

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

1

one house

1

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

1

without money; no need for money

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drinking alcohol

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl

1

to catch

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

headlights

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halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

to swell up

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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penniless; broke

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