jpdb beta

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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imperial court; royal court

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convenient

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to enthrone a king

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

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hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

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fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

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our

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lunatic; madman

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design

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invention; intelligent; clever; smart

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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ambition; aspiration

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greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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usurpation

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independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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royal family

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(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

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dilemma; predicament

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to escape from; to get out

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

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monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)

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to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded

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non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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to unfold; to unroll; to open

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joke; jest; funny story

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to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

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to put one's strength into

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stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

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sludge; slime; chemical ooze

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aura

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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discomfort; displeasure

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

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to creep about; to crawl around

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to talk; to carry meaning

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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manservant

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