jpdb beta

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

1

rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

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to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

2

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

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favor; favour; affection

2

humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

3

ordinary person; average person; mediocre person

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ability to get things done

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

9

monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow

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the last moment; the very end

2

many years; a long time

1

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

3

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

intention; aim; design

4

(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

2

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

4

extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity

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anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

1

to do as one likes

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

3

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent

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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

2

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

3

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

3

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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