jpdb beta

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

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recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

1

reflexive; reflecting

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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spacious; vast; wide

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to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone

2

how long; how much; to what extent

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to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

2

cellar; basement

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cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

6

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

glancing look

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... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

sunshine; sunlight

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

2

ability; faculty

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to follow another's example

1

modest; reserved; quiet; humble

1

incompetent; have no merit

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

1

compelling force; legal force

2

dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point

1

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

2

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat

2

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

chain; chains

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tool; implement; means; furniture

2

torture

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bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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good evening

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to pick up; to find; to gather

3

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

2

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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