jpdb beta

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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place of work

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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rather than

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ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

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category

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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chain; chains

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

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regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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number of times; frequency; count

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to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

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holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony

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wedding dress

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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family-oriented; familial

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equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

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every night

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very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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to worry oneself (about)

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sounds good; sure thing; no problem

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this evening; tonight

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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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sender; consignor; remitter

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polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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to scan; to look over

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touch; contact

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

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safety; security

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administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor

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to call a person's attention (to)

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in; at; for

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being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

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