jpdb beta

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

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great cause; moral law; justice

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difficult problem; challenge

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

to form a pair; to pair up

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

1

vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

1

to be dependable; to be reliable

1

mental image; mental picture; image

1

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

2

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

to be conceivable

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making

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going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out

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adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

3

to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

2

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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truly; in earnest

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fatal; deadly; mortal

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

2

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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ability; skill; facility

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

2

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

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just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

2

periodic; regular; routine

1

animal trail; game trail

1

to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

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to ease up; to relax attention

1

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

1

déjà vu

1

to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)

1

to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation

2

headache

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to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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