jpdb beta

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

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emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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

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game

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responsibility; duty; obligation

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

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to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

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marriage; matrimony

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connection; link; relationship

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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

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going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

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decision; determination

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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companion; partner; spouse

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foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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love; affection

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sickroom; hospital room; ward

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to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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