jpdb beta

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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paper

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Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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voter

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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good

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like that; that way; thus

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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waste of time; killing time

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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reference; consultation

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(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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on the occasion of; at the time of

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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outer moat (of a castle)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

5

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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to escape

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if I (we, etc.) could

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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(period of) one year

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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to come back

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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sentiments; passions

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while; during (the time when)

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mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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