jpdb beta

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

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to do so; to do thus

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whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

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brazier; hibachi

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to gaze at the Moon

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

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farewell cups of water

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to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

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balcony

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alcohol; sake

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to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

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owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

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to nip (something) in the bud

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

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admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification

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cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person

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latent disposition; inner feelings

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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absolute authority or power (over someone or something)

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(being) presided over by

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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high and low; rise and fall

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dictatorship; despotism

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substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

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conspirator; accomplice

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to hide; to keep to oneself

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assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

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in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

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taking up a new post

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