jpdb beta

great difference; major mistake

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

beloved; dearest

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older sister; elder sister

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

1

degree of relative priority

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

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once more

3

to unsheathe

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of all things

3

to throw away

2

readiness to die; (in the) face of death

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duel; shoot-out

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer

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

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

3

fatal; lethal

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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way; method; means; (technical) specification

2

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

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

ideal; ideals

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

2

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

5

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to smash down; to beat in

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

corners of the mouth

4

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

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wicked; evil

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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ant

2

to grow up; to become an adult

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

2

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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fate; destiny; lot

3

100,000,000; one hundred million

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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