jpdb beta

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

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children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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senior (e.g. at school)

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)

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we

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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older brother and younger sister

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comparison

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father

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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banning of books; banned book

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ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

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teacher; instructor

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

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distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)

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to freeze

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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small; compact

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to writhe (in pain)

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heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing

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to be burnt to death

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bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

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(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

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to trample; to crush underfoot

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nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

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afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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what on Earth is this?

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(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing

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subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted

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cloud of dust

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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