jpdb beta

torture device; instrument of torture

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

point in common; common feature

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

1

in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

1

jealousy; envy

3

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

3

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

21

overeating; gluttony

10

lust; sexual appetite

3

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

3

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

to bind up; to tie up

1

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

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

1

hearsay

1

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1

to be worried; to be troubled

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

2

to happen to meet; to come across

1

capture; seizure

1

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

background (of a case, incident, etc.)

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

4

to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily

1

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

to want; to desire

4

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

self-torturing; masochistic

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

having not the slightest idea

1

to look down (on); to condescend (to)

1

to temper (steel)

1

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

3

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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