jpdb beta

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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several animals

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

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island country

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growing wild (naturally); native

2

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

2

aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

1

talk; conversation; dialogue

1

quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth

4

to set (sun); to become dark

1

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

2

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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clapper

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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two by two; by twos; as a couple

3

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

Queen Mother; Empress Dowager

56

such; like that; in that way

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

beauty

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moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

youthful; young; young-looking

1

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

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conditioned reflex

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to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

4

delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

2

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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informal; unofficial

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

6

Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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accession to the throne; enthronement

2

slave; servant; slavery

9

reform; reformation; reorganization

2

humane

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slavery

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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abolition; repeal

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many-sided; multifarious; versatility

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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field; sphere; realm; division; branch

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