jpdb beta

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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folding one's arms

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if it's the case

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horse tack; horse gear; harness

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

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one boat; one ship

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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to fear; to be afraid of

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nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul

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demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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frozen soil

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severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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dealing with; coping with

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

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emergency

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tiding over

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goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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mere; simple; sheer

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assistance; aid; support

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reinforcement

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troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

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(yet) again

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

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a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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other people; others

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to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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bitter

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to the end; to the last

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omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

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to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

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