jpdb beta

literally; to the letter; literal

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Japan

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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back; behind; rear

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

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to be silent; to say nothing

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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throughout Japan

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife

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this time; now

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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that; those; the

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

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duty; role; function

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ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

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jaw

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I; me

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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you

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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flying dragon

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repair; mending; fixing; servicing

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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huh?; what's up?

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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but; however; although

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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