jpdb beta

difficult problem; challenge

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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ten; 10; ten years of age

2

how many years; how long; what year

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

policy

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance

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ultimate

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

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roof tile

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)

3

ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia

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maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

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(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

2

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

2

fury; power; menace

3

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

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last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene

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fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

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inevitable; necessary

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

in great numbers

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

3

superstition; superstitious belief

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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curio; antique

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

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boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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dissection; autopsy; analysis

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood

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type of occupation; occupational category

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octopus

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