jpdb beta

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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subordinate person

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relative; relation

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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to choose; to select

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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hostile act

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at that time; in those days

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to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

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place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat

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precisely because

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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severe; fierce; stern

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to be flexible; to be accommodating

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self-righteous

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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concealment

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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to retighten

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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Italy

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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to beat; to gain a point; to upset

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

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skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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long; drawn-out; very long

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eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

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to grant someone's request

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

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