jpdb beta

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

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grasp; catch; understanding

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painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

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plan; blueprint

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equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result

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on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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distant

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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writer; author

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

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feeling of satisfaction

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence

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adventure story; novel of adventure

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preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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the ... in question

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Miki

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worthy of special mention

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full stop; period; end

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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goddess; female deity

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conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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months and years

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to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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thought; idea; ideology

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to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by

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new century

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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field

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determination; decision

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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my; our; one's own

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Anglo-Saxon

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