jpdb beta

(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

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madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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theosophy

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to gain popularity

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latest style (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date style

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scientific theory

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arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

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unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional

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agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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end of the earth

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thought; idea; ideology

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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original; novel; new

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

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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most; extremely

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

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various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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wale (on the skin); welt; weal

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by itself; automatically; naturally

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to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about

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note; memo; memorandum

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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but; however; provided that

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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to (do) like this

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wrist

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skin

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to draw a line

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ouch!

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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to scratch; to claw

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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(verbal) message; word (from someone)

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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aha!; yes sir

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witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

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anger

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confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

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