jpdb beta

Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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son; penis

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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to send in

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this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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(charge) for this month

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as always; as ever; though it's always the case

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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printing technique

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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why; how

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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to find out; to discover; to locate

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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branch; subdivision

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partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

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intelligence or information network

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft

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dividing into parts

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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interior; inside; internal

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someone; somebody

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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meaning; significance; sense

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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investigator (usu. of criminal cases)

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Talpidae (family of moles and their close relatives)

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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only; nothing but

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