jpdb beta

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

2

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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to place firmly; to hit very hard

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powerful; strong

2

antiseptic; preservative

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large quantity; large amount

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

vitality; energy; dynamism

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

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chance; opportunity

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dilemma

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righteousness; justice; right

2

severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism

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fascism

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check; restraint; oppression; suppression

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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the former

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

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should not; must not

2

sympathy; compassion; pity

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mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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pity; compassion; mercy

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

3

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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precondition; prerequisite

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freedom of will

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space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

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to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

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practical; realistic; pragmatic

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atrocious crime; heinous crime

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check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit

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pre-war days; before the war

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simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

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to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

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if it is the case that ...

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deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect

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to await; to expect

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capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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rape; sexual assault

2

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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the young

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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