jpdb beta

direct

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career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility

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smooth sailing

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

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to quarrel; to dispute

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram

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to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

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Natsume

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teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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Fukuzawa

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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now is the time

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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and; as well as

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politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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to occur; to happen

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full portrait; whole aspect; full story

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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

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head; chief; boss; leader

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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one year; some time ago

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after

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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truth; real situation

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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separate; special; another; separately

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(written) report

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presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

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number; series of digits

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Italy

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