jpdb beta

admirable; laudable

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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precisely because

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

punishment; penalty

1

leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)

1

poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite

1

to be out of breath

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

with a broad grin; smirking

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

4

divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

1

several weeks; a few weeks

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

ideal; ideals

3

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

novelist; fiction writer

1

scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

1

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

for this reason

1

ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

2

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

using the strongest words possible

1

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

3

curse; spell; malediction

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

3

historic; historical

2

lance

1

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

1

cardinal (Catholic church)

2

grief; lamentation

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

1

Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus)

1

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

4

crown prince

1

bond; adhesive; glue

1

top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper

1

small country

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

2

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

2

like a lord

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