jpdb beta

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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future; possible; potential; prospective

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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hereditary system; hereditary succession

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

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to be careful in speech

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name

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vassal state; vassal nation; dependency

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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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the next era

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

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recompense; indemnity; atonement

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ashamed

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debriefing (session)

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leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

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during

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powerful; strong

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

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detailed; minute

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in spite of; regardless of

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chief; main; principal; important

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tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

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decision; agreement

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labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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discord; antagonism

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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untiringly; persistently; without losing interest

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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ticklish; embarrassing

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

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