jpdb beta

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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commencing with; including

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firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

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

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

representative; delegate

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression

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wrist

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bracelet; bangle

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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precisely because

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

4

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

3

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

2

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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to pin a crime on

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intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex

1

to call again; to call someone back

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

6

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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excuse; explanation

3

disappointment; despair

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serious crime; grave crime

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

1

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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of all things

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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in; at; for

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