jpdb beta

developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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command; direction

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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opinion; view; comment

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

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personal connections

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

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interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

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currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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really?

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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chance (of success); odds

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-ish; -like

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very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

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some people; a few people; several people

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undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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contact address

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they

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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the end

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ten; 10

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future trouble

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to expel; to drive out

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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pull; patronage; tug; discount

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order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order

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within; inside of; less than

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

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yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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arm; skill; efforts; ability

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to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

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armor and helmet (armour)

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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