jpdb beta

Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...

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spy; secret agent

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woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)

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mate; navigation officer

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to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called

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chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

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hors d'oeuvre

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to disappear; to vanish

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funky

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sailor; marine

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idleness; inactivity

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building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features

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kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)

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something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle

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this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

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ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames

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cost of repairs

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once more; again

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reef

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ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

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it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

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luckily

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clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)

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to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

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before god; before an altar

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merman; half man-half fish

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high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

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shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth

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being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)

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cost of a meal (or meals)

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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in addition; besides this; twice

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ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

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to get; to be given

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worst; poor and boring; uncool

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rib; rib cage

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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cross mark; demerit mark; an X

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mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something

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sludge; slime; chemical ooze

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to be annoying; to be troublesome

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false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

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(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing

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anchor

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distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

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to put one's life on the line

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rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person

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