jpdb beta

cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

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sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

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to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

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horse's length

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to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

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folding fan

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rare; extraordinary; singular

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

4

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing

3

piling shame on top of shame

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to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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to thrust away; to send flying

2

old friend; old acquaintance

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newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

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to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

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lip; lips

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to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

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to go too far

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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to shake off

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wheat bran

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incompetent (person)

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aftertaste

3

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

to do by the use of

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis

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facetious; droll; funny

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

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mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

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succession; successor

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gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

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my condolences

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to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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