jpdb beta

light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car

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selfish

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to rust; to become rusty

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to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

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to do (for someone)

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

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to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

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down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

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superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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touch; contact

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silk goods

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

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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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it seems that; as if

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purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)

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person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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priest; minister; pastor

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Nicolaus; Nikolaus

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cardinal (Catholic church)

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honour; honor

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by (means of); with

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)

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great; grand; extensive; large-scale

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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

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to have an interest (in)

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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

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in one's own way or style

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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decision; settlement; definition

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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rare; uncommon

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