jpdb beta

small country

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to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

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wave; ups and downs

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

2

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down

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political measures; policy

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interference; meddling; butting in

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free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank

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hegemony

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paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

1

switching over to; migration; transition

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used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

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to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

2

respect; esteem; regard

2

fundamental; basic

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onlooker; bystander

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immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

1

to proceed slowly

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beloved child; dear child

2

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

2

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

hoof

2

to trample; to crush underfoot

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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(dead) body; corpse

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

breast; udder

1

testicles; testes; balls

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

full moon

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retina

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension

1

parade

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

overwhelming

4

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

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to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

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to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

preparation; provision; guarding

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the ... in question

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to take by surprise

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