jpdb beta

to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

4

old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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to conceal; to hide

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near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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deathbed; dying hour; one's death

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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moment of death

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

2

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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should do; ought to do

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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it is I who should say so

2

one's post; place of work; workplace

3

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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because; as; since

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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at times; occasionally

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

3

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

5

to sweat and slave; to toil away

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

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