jpdb beta

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

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bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

3

precisely because

2

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

4

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

1

famous sword; excellent sword

1

remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval

2

to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

2

different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

4

chance; opportunity

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

2

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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only the results matter; it's all about the results

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

4

trivial; trifling

1

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

2

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

3

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

you could say that; that might be so

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

2

big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome

1

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

3

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

2

trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

to keep silent

1

knot

1

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

2

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

4

involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

3

to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

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