jpdb beta

respect and affection; love and respect

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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ruler; monarch; sovereign

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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warrior; samurai

2

squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

2

decision; determination; resolution

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declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

housekeeper; maid

4

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

5

everyone

1

-job; stimulating the penis with a body part

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

3

dance (esp. Western style); dancing

1

ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

plate; dish

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

2

optimistic; hopeful

1

prediction; estimation

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

to break; to smash

1

to interweave

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racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

1

soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

1

stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

1

buttocks; gluteal; rear

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teary eyes

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to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

1

evolution; progress

1

clock; watch; timepiece

2

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

failure story; horror story

1

too many to count; too numerous to mention

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