jpdb beta

it is I who should say so

1

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

not so

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selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

2

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

one-year-old

1

divine; imperial

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private university

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learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

leaving school during a term

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

2

smuggling; contraband trade

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

8

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool

1

to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

3

huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

1

full payment; liquidation

1

to get change back; to be more than enough

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

2

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

mainly; primarily

1

to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

to form a group; to form a bunch

1

showy; ostentatious

1

loss; going missing

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

3

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

2

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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connection; pull

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to come to an end; to close the curtain

1

to bury; to embed; to implant

4

handful; small amount; small number

2

government body; government agency

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

2

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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