jpdb beta

serious crime; grave sin

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a broken promise; breaking one's word

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

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Veleba

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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slaughter; massacre

1

august; beautiful

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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instinctive; instinctual

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to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

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to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

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alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

one by one; one at a time; in turn

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to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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will; testament; last request

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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vitality; energy; dynamism

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

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chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

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to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

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dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

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eye socket; orbit

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to shed tears

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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to be entwined; to be involved

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to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

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both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

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antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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