jpdb beta

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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conjecture; guesswork; guess

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scapegoat

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

to yell; to rant; to rave

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

3

real; actual; true

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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and; thereupon; because of that

4

half step; half a step

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

2

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

3

small; little; few

1

chances of winning (a bet); odds

1

sinking a ship instantly

1

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

to become distinct

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

to grow old; to age

1

pessimistic; gloomy

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at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

3

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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to mean

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

3

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

ruler; measure

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

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demand for; request

2

to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

2

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

3

trouble; quarrel; dispute

2

angry roar; bellow

1

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

1

sliding safely; just making it; being just on time

1

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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stagnation; hindrance; delay

2

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

1

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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detailed; clear

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf

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