jpdb beta

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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secondary; subordinate

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to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

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floor plan

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to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

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preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

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(your) judgment; discernment

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

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dodgy dealings; monkey business

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

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if necessary

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dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation

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to manage something successfully; to be successful

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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school; sect; party

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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putting off; postponing

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electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG

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soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

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to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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with a clank

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black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family

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dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned

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shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

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hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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bitter enemy

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to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

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edged tool; cutlery

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being second to none; being in a league of one's own

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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