jpdb beta

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

to some extent; to a certain extent

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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development

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oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay

4

Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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considerably; fairly; quite

1

subordinate person

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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thief; robber; burglar; bandit

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coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

2

metal

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to collide; to clash

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

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very; extremely; excessively

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct

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inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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