jpdb beta

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

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suddenly; all of a sudden

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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one act (play, etc.); scene; event

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tension; strain

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party

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changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

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each; every; all

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covering; protection; backing; relief

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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organization; organisation; forming

2

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

2

(with a) start; fright; alarm

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

1

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

epic; heroic tale

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

Dragonslayer

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

2

variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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nursing; (army) nurse

2

strategy meeting; council of war

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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the right person in the right place

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

2

to erase all trace of something

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complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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why; how

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

2

frail; slender; feminine

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all night long; all through the night

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wound suffered in a fight

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