jpdb beta

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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second son

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three sons; third son

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heyday; golden age

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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to pass; to pass by

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

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corpse; kanji "corpse" radical

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

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all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

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life span

4

to grow old

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the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

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to gush forth

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not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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the end

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electrification

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just managing; with great difficulty

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exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

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

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speech; address

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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last ray of hope; only hope

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decision; settlement; definition

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conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

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shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

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poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

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to be reliable

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loser; the defeated

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challenger

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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all; every

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restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

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to rule; to govern; to administer

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