jpdb beta

rebellious phase; rebellious age

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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question mark

2

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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to make an appearance; to show up

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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tradition; legend; folklore

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

2

shoes

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to burst into laughter

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

2

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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sovereign; emperor; monarch

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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to surge; to well up; to gush out

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chaos

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

to give directions; to issue instructions

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going through; going via; going by way of

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strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

to take on a role; to take part

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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slave ship

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

3

previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

4

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

3

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

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to prohibit

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customer; client; patron

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to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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in person; personally; directly

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to go to meet somebody

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

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