jpdb beta

adverse circumstances; adversity

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

male-dominated society; patriarchal society

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to cultivate; to foster

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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to mow down

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

very bottom; rock bottom

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

2

to sniffle; to snivel

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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the coming days

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short life; short lived

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to shed tears

4

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

extremely; very much

1

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

unable to resist; unable to suppress

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faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling

1

counter for books; volume

1

original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)

1

copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile

1

one eyebrow

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to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

2

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

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reminder

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there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

cuff; armhole

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youngest daughter

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love; affection

1

role of the villain; the bad guy

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

in that way; like that; that way

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body; physique; build; stature

1

mighty; powerful

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to extol; to give praise

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

2

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

short term; short time

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to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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to pep up; to cheer up

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