jpdb beta

as a child; when one was a child

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to watch steadily; to stare

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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servant; manservant; menial

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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partner

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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one third; a third part

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attempted assassination

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rule; reign; peaceful times

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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even

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trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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to make a profit

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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killing two birds with one stone

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to lure someone; to entice someone

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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while; during (the time when)

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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guard; convoy; escort

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ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch

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to lure; to invite out

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assassin

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here; with this

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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question; query

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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to be of no importance

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

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aviator; flying ace; birdman

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North Manchuria

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some people; a few people; several people

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