jpdb beta

to have a hard time of it

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

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stepmother

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to hate each other; to hate mutually

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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right of succession; right to the throne

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

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ignoring (one thing) for (another)

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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very interesting; of great interest

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money

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that's so, however ...

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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by force

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relatively; comparatively

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no holds barred; anything goes; no limits

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palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)

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to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

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sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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birthday

4

one-year-old

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now that you say that; now that you mention it

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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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very much; very many; more and more

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together; at the same time; same; identical

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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to fight each other

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the latter

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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approval; endorsement

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several days later

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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