jpdb beta

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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stroller; buggy; pushchair

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to feel at ease; to feel relaxed

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cease-fire; truce; armistice

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cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

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a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

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(in) his way; peculiar to him

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penalty

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acquittal

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after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath

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port authority; port administration

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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last position; previous job; predecessor

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troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle

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newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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traces; remnants

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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quantity; volume; amount

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

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sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)

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real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

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amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip

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newly-wed; newly married

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overreaction

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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to keep a house; to run a household

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heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

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summer day

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meeting; reception

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to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

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suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between

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industrialist; entrepreneur

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to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

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based on; derived from; building on; beginning with

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bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion

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evening sky; twilight sky

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nihility; nothingness

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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paved road

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whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

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in-vehicle; on-board

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counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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