jpdb beta

to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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(vocal) volume

2

low voice; whisper

4

style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing

4

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing

4

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

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one's own country

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within ...; inside ...

4

treasure

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property; possession

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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each country; every country; various countries; all countries

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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to occur; to happen

4

after many twists and turns; after much trouble

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agency; intermediation

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discoverer

2

halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

it seems that; as if

5

witness; observer

1

the State

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general; shogun

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

3

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

2

digression

2

on and after; from ... onward; since

3

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

4

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

5

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

2

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

1

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

3

win; victory

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

5

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

5

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

2

last night; yesterday evening

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northwest

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border (between countries); national border

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

2

change in appearance; transformation

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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