jpdb beta

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

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dead of night; midnight

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putting into operation; invocation

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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instant; moment; for an instant

4

arrival

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

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warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

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

3

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

2

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

2

gesture; gesticulation; motion

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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treasure

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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to subsist; to keep on living

2

grief; lamentation

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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duty; role; function

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

parallel; equal; match

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intentional; on purpose

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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fate; destiny; lot

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

2

pupil (of eye); eye

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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