jpdb beta

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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in accordance with; according to

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

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overwhelming

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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point at issue

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to have one cup of sake after another

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such; like that; that sort of

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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we; us

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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cession (of territory)

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unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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about; on; regarding; per; for every

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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stationing (troops); garrisoning

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here; with this

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to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind

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warmth

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

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Liu Shan (207-271; emperor of Shu Han 223-263)

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bringing up; rearing; upbringing

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lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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