jpdb beta

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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concealment; suppression; hiding

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selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

3

duty; role; function

4

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

9

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

8

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

2

failure; mistake; blunder

15

to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

9

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

number of times; frequency; count

5

to be pretentious; to put on airs

1

two times; twice; two degrees

1

frequent; incessant

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

3

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

2

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

settlement; solution; resolution

6

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

6

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

myself

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

6

reliance; dependence

3

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

respect; esteem; regard

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

5

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

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being too late; losing one's final chance

2

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

2

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to carry out one's mission

2

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

3

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

7

to find out; to discover; to locate

4

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

10

thanks; gratitude

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

3

strongest

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helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

2

to invite in; to show someone in

1

good luck; fortune

1

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

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