jpdb beta

balance; difference (in price, cost); margin

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

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to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

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wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

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one after another; in succession

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end goal; final target

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aim

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hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

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to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

2

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

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soon; in the near future

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

floor plan

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teacup

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document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

1

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

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root of all evil

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to swarm; to gather

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

3

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

3

beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

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office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker

1

gravel

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cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

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preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

1

influence (on someone); inspiration

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gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

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to draw lots

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repentance; contrition

1

verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush

2

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

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clear; bright; sunny

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gold dust

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side

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hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

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