jpdb beta

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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prayer

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

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heavy responsibility

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure

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to repeat; to be frequent

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such; this sort of; like this

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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to be conspicuous; to stand out

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presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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Johannesburg

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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after the end (of something); post-

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weekend; Saturday and Sunday

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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investor

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overreaction

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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Friday

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afternoon; p.m.

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to call out; to ask someone to come

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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intention; aim; design

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state of emergency

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to be a matter of life or death

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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(creating) a cover-up

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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additional finance; additional funding

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market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

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coastal waters; adjacent seas

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burying in the ground; having underground deposits

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production; manufacture

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oil-producing countries (nations)

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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