jpdb beta

pay cut; salary cut

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dismissal; sacking; discharge

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

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about this time

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

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sneaker; sneakers

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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devious; cunning; sly; crafty

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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American person

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whereunder; thereunder

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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vengeance; revenge; retaliation

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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to come back

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invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

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to be entwined; to be involved

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular

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ground; earth's surface

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to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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firmly; plentifully; with all one's might

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straw raincoat

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bee; wasp; hornet

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praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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bagworm; bagworm moth

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cheek (of face)

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sly; cunning; crafty

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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understanding person; supporter

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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moment; second; instant

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calculating

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to plunder; to grab; to snatch

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weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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