jpdb beta

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to look towards

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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timing

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misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

4

to spread one's wings

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

3

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

jewel; precious stone; gem

1

living up to one's reputation

1

relative

1

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

foreigner; alien; stranger

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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

1

ivory-white

1

jet black

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1

potbelly; paunch

1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1

to dress up

2

appearance; air; mien; getup

2

middle-aged man

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

1

forcibly; against one's will

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uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

1

to (do) like this

2

600; six hundred

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

2

to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

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to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

2

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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