jpdb beta

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

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knowledge applied to evil purposes

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poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

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low voice; whisper

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sign; signal; cue

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to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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to convey one's thoughts

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proxy; representative

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physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

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beautiful girl

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I; you

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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drought; long spell of dry weather

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large-scale

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to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

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nape of the neck

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after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

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(dead) body; corpse

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to let one's guard down

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personal; individual; private

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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like; as if; the same as

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personal connections

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being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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to narrow; to reduce; to contract

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suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation

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abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

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fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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winner; victor

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being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat

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humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code

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den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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