jpdb beta

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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businessman with political ties

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Japan

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fixer

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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feeble joke; bad pun

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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arrogant; insolent; disdainful

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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automatic

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management; administration; operation

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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pre-war days; before the war

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Europe

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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

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experience

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to like; to prefer

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thought; idea; ideology

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matchless; unequalled; unequaled

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soccer; seersucker

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

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hint

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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10,000,000,000; ten billion

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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