jpdb beta

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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means; is; as for

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

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to; towards; for

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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two

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

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oh!; oh?; my!

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen

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path; route; itinerary

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discovery; detection; finding

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case; situation

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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recovery from exhaustion

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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deceiving; cheating; fooling

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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(judicial) precedent

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to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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evidence; proof

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pile; accumulation

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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bank; banking institution

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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isn't that right?

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

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conversion; shift; about-face; switch

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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