jpdb beta

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

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claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

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to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

2

throbbing with pain

2

eyeball

2

to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

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early morning; early hours; early in the morning

1

to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)

1

royal castle; imperial castle

6

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

group member

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

1

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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secrecy; highly classified information

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

2

no sleep or rest; working day and night

1

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

2

to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

creative power; creativity

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one example of (when there are more examples)

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

2

content of a letter

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to go on reading

2

glad countenance; joyful look

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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expression; look; countenance; face

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

2

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

2

to need; to call for; to require

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