jpdb beta

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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society; the world; the times

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only; just

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unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

2

to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)

3

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

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to remain; to be left

12

several hundred; hundreds (of)

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

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(not) a single person; (no) one

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

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successive generations; successive emperors

1

generation; lifetime; age

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

2

conception; idea

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corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

3

stone pillar

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to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

1

cigarette end; cigarette butt

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

3

to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with

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married woman; another's wife

1

widow

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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to smile

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eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball

1

nickname

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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although I say; although one might say; although called

3

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

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to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

2

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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to build; to construct

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promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

1

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

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for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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lotus pond

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sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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