jpdb beta

while; even though; despite

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

2

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

4

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

gurgling; sound of rinsing one's mouth

1

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

3

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

2

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

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severe punishment; rigorous measures

3

by myself; in person; by oneself

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

3

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

3

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

2

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

state; country; nation

2

underworld; underside of society

2

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

practice; practising; training; study

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to take command; to give direction

4

it is not (like that) either

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

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to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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to drag in; to pull in

2

day and night

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

3

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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