jpdb beta

stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind

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lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

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three months

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this much; this amount

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to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

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to explain carefully and slowly; to explain politely in simple terms; to spoon-feed

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Imperial Guards

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evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree

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good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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meditation; contemplation

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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nape of the neck

2

body

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason

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Japanese spirit

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

2

that is to say; so that means

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always; constantly; at all times; habitually

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to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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secret; private; surreptitious

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resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

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ability; faculty

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

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having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

2

armor and helmet

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arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

2

splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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himself; he himself

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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show; display; pretensions; pose; posture

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strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle

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