jpdb beta

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

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seal

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to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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to scribble (write quickly); to dash off

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it may be because

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ink

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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long time; many years

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

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(not) altogether; (not) wholly

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it is not (like that) either

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to grin

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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to sit (down)

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tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

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relation; connection

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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how many people

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by any standard; (not) even as flattery

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ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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war situation; progress of a battle

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to overflow; to brim over; to flood

2

vying with one another

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hoe

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spade; plough; plow

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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in name only; titular; nominal

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leader; commander

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royal castle; imperial castle

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

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