jpdb beta

with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

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hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour

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meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous

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alternate; alternation

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cross-national

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment

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sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

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common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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Minister of Defense

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want to do

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unloading; landing

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boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin

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reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind

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transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting

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splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent

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supporter; adherent; proponent; backer

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self-improvement book

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the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

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stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

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oops; uh oh; drats

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effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

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insert a space (editor's mark)

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to be smashed up

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Shinto ritual

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood

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politics and economics

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trusting too much; overestimating ability

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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contest; comparison; competition

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personal feelings; self-interest

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it is no use crying over spilt milk

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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novel; original; new; innovative

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fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

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rude; impolite; discourteous; insolent

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over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched

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liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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new emperor

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harmony; reconciliation

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to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

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to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page

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attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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