jpdb beta

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

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to creep about; to crawl around

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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power; authority; influence

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patronage; protection

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placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

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to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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disgrace; humiliation

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collar; lapels

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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how; in what way

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putting into operation; invocation

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to cut at; to slash at

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to hold one's breath

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to carry around; to carry on one's person

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to cross the line; to go too far

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to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant

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darkness; the dark

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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on the occasion of

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

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light; lamplight

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to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

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phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

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simple; plain; modest

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soot

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apron (waist-down); waist apron

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

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amber; yellowish-brown

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precious metal

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cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

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string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom

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dirty work; unpleasant task

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employee; servant

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied

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double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

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