jpdb beta

Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

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you

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pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking

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lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

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filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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unsinkable

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aircraft carrier

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magnet; compass

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

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palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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match fixing; put-up job; fixed game

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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teddy bear

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

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near-miss; just missing (each other)

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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magic; sorcery; incantation

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

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trigger

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demise

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war by proxy; proxy war

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to settle (a dispute)

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calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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culture shock

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generation; the world; the age

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new-generation

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to follow another's example

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disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish

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teenager

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

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breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

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to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

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just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

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human relations; personal relationships

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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survivor; holdover

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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has reached its limit; has reached its peak

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combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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