jpdb beta

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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heir; inheritor; successor

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concubine (of a noble)

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to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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by your leave; with your permission

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be; is

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion

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and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

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that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

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tales of one's travels

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

4

to bud; to sprout

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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evening meal; supper; dinner

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marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup

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waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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extravagant; absurd

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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to be found

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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only; nothing but

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to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo

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doing as one is told; yes-man

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

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to face on; to look out on to

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sea breeze; beach wind

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land breeze

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calm (at sea); lull

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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