jpdb beta

to laugh away; to laugh off

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revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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tenth day of the month; ten days

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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fast pace; quick pace

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fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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(one's) late father

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spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

armistice; ceasefire

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powerful person; influential person

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successive generations; successive emperors

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

elbow

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

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to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

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some people; a few people; several people

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

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pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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to take pains (doing something); to take great care

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most; extremely

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double; twice (as much); twofold

1

small number of people

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each place; various places

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cause of defeat

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

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one's person

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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contrary to one's expectations

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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