jpdb beta

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

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enemy nation

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spy; secret agent

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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course; route; path; process; means

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national border; provincial border

4

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

3

vertical; perpendicular

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

to name; to call; to christen; to term

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Great Wall of China

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

2

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

2

now on sale

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

2

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

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one's own country

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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trembling from fear; trembling all over

4

national crisis; national disaster

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valley

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

by force

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Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

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to serve God

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religious belief; faith

2

entering a faith; joining a religion

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sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal

3

to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

2

grave; serious; alarming

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to be charged with a mission

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jurisdiction; control

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self-governing dominion

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for the first time in one's life

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creed; doctrine; dogma

1

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

6

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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man-to-man; one-to-one

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