jpdb beta

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer

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wide difference; a world of difference

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klik; plock

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several times; a few times

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answering machine; answer phone

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

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announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

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chirp; cheep

3

stiff; starchy

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crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic

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indeed; it's no wonder

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washroom; bathroom

3

stealthily; secretly; in secret

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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of no interest; not interested

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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ancient history

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diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium

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promising without due consideration

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washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to jump up and down; to hop

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as soon as; right after

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negative emotions; negative feelings

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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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spiral; helix; screw

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

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soldier; combatant; warrior

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to drift (to); to be washed ashore

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estrangement; alienation; disaffection

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moderate faction; moderates

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civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

very great; enormous; serious

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serious wound; hard blow

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

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to destroy

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to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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arms; armament

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