jpdb beta

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to incur someone's enmity

1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

(verbal) tit for tat

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

2

to go too far

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

3

but; however; provided that

3

to increase; to grow

3

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

curvature; warp; bend

1

soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

4

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

4

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

maybe; could be; might

2

long ago; once upon a time

1

a long time ago; in those days

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

2

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

5

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

3

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

6

one revolution; one rotation

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

3

old cat

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Jallais

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

1

order; directive; instructions; command

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

4

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering

4

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

6

failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

1

loom; weaving machine

2

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

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