jpdb beta

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

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beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

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listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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way; method; means

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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source; origin

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

2

rather; better

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opposite side; opposition

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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corner of the eye

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to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

thousand years; many years

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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schoolboy; male student

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to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

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nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

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adult man

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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not necessarily so; is not always true

2

sophistry; sophism

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

2

(someone else's) daughter

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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good sense

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brake

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looking on; remaining a spectator

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logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness

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wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting

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